Word: generality
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...their antennae to sniff out trails left by fellow ants. Though this may strike some as collegiate show-and-tell, Wilson asserts that by introducing actual research to his students, they can gain exposure to the imaginative and active process of scientific experimentation, yet still "talk in terms of general principles...
...unsure how such notions apply to the humanities, or for that matter what intellectual discourse even means. But she believes she may have unintentionally conformed to the report's exhortation by "familiarizing students with two methodologies: historical and literary." Tatar shrugs. "I always thought the point of education in general was to teach people to think critically. If you want to call that intellectual discourse, then I guess that is what I am doing...
Dinklage says language disabilities are inherent, and have nothing to do with intelligence. In the general population, ten times as many men as women have such disabilities, and the Harvard ratio is similar to that, Dinklage says. Harvard began testing for the disability in the '60s, when administrators wanted to know why a few hard-working students would continually fail language classes, Dinklage says. Before then, students had been referred to language testing experts in the Boston area, Charles P. Whitlock, associate dean of the Faculty for special projects, says...
...Walters moved up through the ranks to become assistant director of UHS and chief of psychiatry. When his division was fused with the psychological section in 1976--and the MHS was conceived--Walters was appointed chief of the new division. In the late 1960s, Walters taught a General Education course which covered the topics of drugs and adolescent development. Although he still lectures occasionally at the Medical School, he says he misses teaching undergraduates. "I felt that I learned more about the Harvard community while teaching that I have here," he says...
DETROIT--The United Auto Workers (UAW) and General Motors Corporation yesterday night began a marathon bargaining session on a new company proposal. Contracts for the union workers expire at 11:59 tonight...