Word: formalizing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...been trying to reach a diplomatic solution to the region's conflicts. The Shultz trip not only undercut critics who complain of Reagan's militaristic approach to the area's problems, but was a welcome change of tactics. For the first time, the Administration opened a formal channel for talking with the Sandinistas instead of shunning them...
John Paul's presence at Opus ordinations is only one of many signs of his approval. The Pope's first formal audience in 1984 was with Del Portillo, 70, the prelate of Opus. John Paul's first pastoral visit this year was to an Opus center in Rome. Each Easter evening since his election, the Pope has relaxed by having Opus students drop by to sing songs and read their poems. He has encouraged Opus members to such special tasks as maintaining discreet contact with Catholics in Communist lands and opening a new evangelistic center in Protestant...
...late October, the results of a University-wide sexual harassment survey showed that more than one-third of campus females felt they had experienced some form of sexual harassment. Of that number, however, a scant 15 percent discussed the matter with a University official and virtually none filed formal complaints. Many respondents cited ignorance of grievance procedures or a perceived lack of University concern as reasons for not filing complaints against their harassers...
...least initially, the program will not offer a formal degree but may issue some sort of certificate...
...believes the lack of a formal degree will not hurt the program. "Most of the people we envision as being interested in applying to such a program will already have doctorates or other advanced degrees," he says. "The kind of people we're interested in aren't interested in another degree...