Word: inputs
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Meanwhile, law professors throughout thecountry have offered their input into the case,which liberal groups say is a referendum onacademic freedom at Harvard. More than 200 lawprofessors have signed a letter expressing concernover Bok's slow response to the Dalton vote andhis decision to override tenure for VisitingProfessor of Law David Trubek, another left-wingscholar. Like Trubek, Dalton is associated withCritical Legal Studies, a movement which holdsthat the law is rooted in dominant social normsand not abstract notions of justice...
Marc Bohan, of the house of Dior, predicts that Lacroix, who also designs costumes for dance productions, may eventually tone down his stagy charades. "Lacroix is young and needs to make himself noticed," says Bohan. "With the input from the press and his clients, he will, naturally, evolve." Bohan's own collection is cropped short, but is still traditional. He counts Princess Caroline of Monaco and Nancy Reagan among his clients, and predictably encourages his customers to drop the hemlines of his miniskirts when they come for fittings. Says he: "I can't see Caroline having to struggle...
...last week as Holmes a Court, who now holds 9.6% of Texaco's shares, said he is seeking U.S. Government approval to increase his stake to as much as 15% of the stock of the third largest U.S. oil company (1986 revenues: $32.6 billion). That could give him important input into corporate decision making at the beleaguered oil firm...
Harvard administrators believe that students cannot act with proper perspective or responsibility due to their fleeting presence (in comparison to the immortality of this 351-year-old institution). Or maybe they just don't like undergraduates; sometimes it's hard to tell. Therefore, student input is ignored on decisions on investment policy, treatment of unions, handling student protests, future expansion, research policy, and so on. In fact, the Administration fails to constantly inform students what issues it takes up and what it decides...
Unfortunately, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the College follow this precedent and turn a deaf ear to student input in important matters. At Harvard junior faculty are granted tenure based on the recommendations first of their colleagues ad then of a board of outside experts before going to Bok and the Corporation for approval. Students have no real voice in this process, nor do they have a precise idea of how it works. Professors evidently believe that students do not have the capability to accurately judge scholarly merits and would be susceptible to turning the tenure review process...