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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Harvey C. Mansfield Jr. '53, professor of Government, said yesterday Bok's statement is "excellent" because it identifies a "higher morality that entails Harvard's higher mission"--the pursuit of knowledge...
...Catholic system of higher education was largely founded by women "living outside traditional roles," Switzer said to a group of about 20 women. Religious orders, many made up exclusively of women, founded every private school within the Catholic church, she said...
...ACSR also concluded that Harvard's portfolio management practices result in a return that is 2 per cent higher than the average return on common stocks. Because 46 per cent of Harvard's stocks are in MOSA companies, exclusion of those corporations as possible investments would lead to an annual 46-per-cent reduction in the increased dividends, the committee stated. That, in addition to an expected drop in donations of securities, would result in estimated losses of $4.8 to 9.8 million annually...
Your article entitled 'Sleazy Letters' oversimplifies the issues of affirmative action. You imply that the only way Third World people can enter into the higher education institutions is by these "quota systems" which, in turn, select only the people least qualified. You then imply that the only reason that these "quota systems" were established came about as a result of the violence of other Third World people who did this because they did not have anything better to do with their time. By this you imply that there are no qualified Third World students that would enter into Graduate programs...
...gamble backfired on Callaghan. Some people backed Callaghan's plan because they want Scottish control in government and see devolution as the way to do it. But many opposed devolution, either because they dislike big government and the prospect of higher taxes or because they actually want more self-governance but think that this particular plan is a paltry concession from Westminster that will be used as an excuse to ignore future requests for more autonomy. They felt the bill was designed more to help Callaghan and his failing party than to help Scotland...