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...feel honored to work for Dean Tosteson and fortunate for the opportunity to see first-hand his vision for and leadership of medical education and bio-medical research," Pollick adds...
Even if the word "diversity" has been reduced to nothing more than a shell for liberal initiatives, the educational benefits of having people from different intellectual backgrounds in the same classroom cannot be denied. Having experienced first-hand the benefits of diversity, I understand the emphasis that educators place on it. But in our celebration of diversity--the sum total of those things that make us different from each other--we must not lose sight of the value of community. All of us came to this great University as individuals with unique backgrounds and talents. Four years of shared experiences...
...find him an interesting and compassionate person to work for," Pollick said. "I feel honored to work for Dean Tosteson and fortunate for the opportunity to see first-hand his vision for and leadership of medical education and bio-medical research...
...have few opportunities for first-hand accounts of abusive human rights," Petzen said. "This brings home the importance of all of us striving daily to improve human rights worldwide...
...event spanned the whole afternoon. About 20 people spoke and read from the first-hand testimony of Tibetans tortured in Chinese prisons. Fifteen local Tibetans chanted. A statement by the Dalai Lama composed especially for the occasion (the 37th anniversary of the March 10, 1959 uprising) was read. Several Tibetan monks spoke, as did the ex-president of the Tibetan Youth Congress. We collected over 400 signatures on petitions...