Word: institutionalized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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"Our library has more than 10 million volumes," I tell them. "And we are the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States of America."
"It is my hope that some sort of institution like this be established before the end of first semester," said Willie, who developed the controlled choice system with Michard Alves, former head of Massachusetts' school desegregation office.
The threat is this: the schools, perhaps believing that they are acting for one institution--"American higher education"--may be bilking the public and their own staffs, faculty and students by not aggressively keeping costs down and arranging salaries, housing costs and other fees in the open market.
That kind of encyclopedic knowledge, combined with personal attention, is one reason why the nation's independent book shops, once a vanishing institution, are flourishing as if they were the newest wrinkle in the retail business. They are prospering despite the fact that the 3,000 outlets of major chains...
Once a vanishing institution, mom-and-pop booksellers are thriving as never before by offering what chains like Waldenbooks can't: flavor, expertise and variety of stock.