Word: formalisms
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...equity are maintained. Furthermore, students on the Board should be required to recuse themselves from cases involving friends.The Administrative Board should also take steps to ensure more transparency, particularly in letting students represent themselves in person. Currently, students are only given that option “in cases where formal disciplinary action is possible.” That means that a student under academic review is frequently limited to a written statement. All interactions with the Ad Board are handled by a student’s appointed advocate, generally his or her Resident Dean.This is an egregious exclusion. As accountable...
...Bremer's de-Ba'athification order became known as CPA Proclamation Number One. As bad as that was, CPA Proclamation Number Two was worse. Again, without any formal discussion or debate back in Washington-at least any that included me or my top deputies-Bremer, on May 23, ordered the dissolution of the Iraqi army...
...English professors and administrators here, this part of last week’s tragic story has brought a time of reflection. But they insisted that the repercussions of the massacre will not alter how they teach, nor lead them to instate formal rules on how to deal with students who submit particularly violent work...
...Qaeda is no longer just an organization, it is a movement,” Mueller added. “Its followers may have no formal affiliation with al-Qaeda, but may be inspired by its message of violence...
...practice, companies find that a multipronged approach leads to results. General Electric initiated an aggressive diversity strategy under former CEO Jack Welch that included employee networks, regular planning forums, formal mentoring, and recruiting at colleges popular with minorities. Perhaps most significantly, GE appointed a chief diversity officer, Deborah Elam. In 2000, women, minorities and non--U.S. citizens made up 22% of GE's officers and 29% of senior executives. By 2005, their ranks swelled to 34% among officers and 40% of senior execs. "Training just to train is not enough," says Elam. "You've got to have accountability...