Word: higher
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Dean Rosovsky, however, drew no blood with his latest report on the state of graduate education. Rosovsky wrote a critique of the financial and professional woes of higher education, carefully refraining from making any concrete suggestions for reform. He says he has no "master plan," and will wait for further discussion by the Faculty before proposing any changes...
...lower federal courts ruled that the program, aimed at landing more blacks in higher paying jobs, was illegal because it fostered racial bias against Weber...
...presses around the country. The Montgomery, Alabama Observer called it "one more point scored for enlightenment in America," and the New York Post said the move "does Harvard honor." Syndicated columnist Joseph Brainin said that "the President of Harvard acted in the tradition of a great American institution of higher learning. He felt that the Hanfstaengl scholarship at Harvard would be a contradiction of all that great University stands for." In a somewhat different tone, the San Diego Union crowed that by "rejecting a scholarship from a Hitler henchman, Harvard hoists the college colors over German," adding "and is Herr...
...sales come from its health-care business: drugs to control high blood pressure, antiacne soaps, diagnostic laboratories. Revson began diversifying into this field; Bergerac has pushed much further, mostly by acquisition. The products are related, he notes, and Revlon's pretax profit margins in health care (25.5%) are even higher than in beauty products...
...most successful major league manager of the decade, led his team to four pennants and two World Series victories (1975 and 1976). But for the past two seasons the Reds have finished behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West. "We are determined to set a higher standard," said Reds President Dick Wagner in explanation of the firing. Translation: second place just isn't good enough. "You could've knocked me down with a feather when I found out," said Anderson. No translation needed...