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...absurdity of such argument tends to mask the grievous harm the Arabs nearly succeeded in inflicting upon themselves and the rest of the Third World. Had Israel been excluded from the U.N., top-level officials in Washington--including Secretary of State George P. Shultz--said the United States would have departed as well. Such a move would have destroyed what little legitimacy the world body has left. And because the U.S. funds 25 percent of the U. N. 's budget, worthy projects--like development assistance for the Third World, did to Palestinian refugees and the maintenance of a peace-keeping...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Arab Blunder | 10/28/1982 | See Source »

...recruiting and retaining minority tenured professors. If there is any racism at Harvard, it is on the part of the Law School administration whose dean expressed a preference for hiring "an excellent white teacher" over a "mediocre Black one." To imply that black legal professionals are mediocre is a grievous misstatement at best. and a racist commentary at worst...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Law School Controversy: Two Views | 9/20/1982 | See Source »

...recruiting and retaining minority tenured professors. If there is any racism at Harvard, it is on the part of the Law School administration whose dean expressed a preference for hiring "an excellent white teacher" over a "mediocre Black one." To imply that black legal professionals are mediocre is a grievous misstatement at best and a racist commentary at worst...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Law School Controversy: Two Views | 9/16/1982 | See Source »

...recruiting and retaining minority tenured professors. If there is any racism at Harvard, it is on the part of the Law School administration whose dean expressed a preference for hiring "an excellent white teacher" over a "mediocre Black one." To imply that black legal professionals are mediocre is a grievous misstatement at best, and a racist commentary at worst...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Law School Controversy: Two Views | 9/13/1982 | See Source »

...minds of tenant activists, however, perhaps HRE's most grievous offense is its staunch refusal to recognize the existence and legitimacy of the Harvard Tenants Union, now about a year-and-a-half old. "They seem to hope we go away," Turk said shortly after the union's first anniversary...

Author: By Andrew C. Karp, | Title: Harvard: Enlightened Or Despotic Giant? | 6/10/1982 | See Source »

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