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...Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility (ACSR) last year overestimated the cost of divestiture of stock in companies doing business in South Africa. The ACSR said the costs of divestiture would range from $4.7 million to $16.7 million, while Arrow said "the low estimate of $4.7 million seems too high."11CrimsonChris DammFormer Institute of Politics fellow IRA EINHORN was arrested in Philadelphia in March and charged with the murder of his former girlfriend...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Stability and Change | 6/7/1979 | See Source »

...fact, Radcliffe was somewhat confounded when, at age 25, she decided to go to college. She had been admitted as a senior in high school but had chosen marriage instead. Then, in 1944, with her husband in the Marines, bored with wartime volunteer work, she remembers, "I began to think, this is ridiculous. I've got to do something more constructive with my time. So I went over to Radcliffe, and they were not particularly responsive. It was pointed out to me that I had made my choice, that indeed I was a wife and mother." Lyman stood firm, however...

Author: By Susanna Rodell, | Title: Susan Lyman: A Portrait | 6/7/1979 | See Source »

...first five years of the program, the Divinity faculty this year voted overwhelmingly to continue the program for eight years--a resounding show of confidence. But the study of the program turned up one disappointment: the expectations for the pace of change in the regular curriculum were too high. The associates did not succeed very well in their efforts to develop women's studies interests among regular faculty members. The associates have offered courses in Hindu goddesses, black female notions of Christ and the legal status of women under traditional Jewish marria laws, but one critic points out, "You could...

Author: By Amy B. Mcintosh and Brenda A. Russell, S | Title: Talking Up Women's Studies | 6/7/1979 | See Source »

...also hopes to keep students on its side and not allow requests for a concentration to poison the minds of faculty members whose support is crucial. Although Kates says she has been impressed with the interest the Faculty has shown so far, she admits, "I didn't have very high expectations. I have been at Harvard too long...

Author: By Amy B. Mcintosh and Brenda A. Russell, S | Title: Talking Up Women's Studies | 6/7/1979 | See Source »

...that the behavior of students demanding divestiture has been so impressive. Some of them have shown, by chanting beautifully rhymed slogans, how moronic solidarity can be created among people with high SAT scores. But few or none have taken on the difficult task of persuading their fellow citizens or even their own elected representatives. Instead of persuading, the divestiture movement has tried to exert pressure through demonstrations, boycotts and threats against the university, which is nearby and won't bite back...

Author: By Harvey C. Mansfield, | Title: The Faculty Speaks | 6/7/1979 | See Source »

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