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...terms of U.S. foreign policy, do you think we should play a more interventionist role...
Eliminating the sulk factor is exactly the point of the school's interventionist efforts to nurture newcomers, says Kathy Sheppard Nasteff, 36, the dean for first-year students. She is one of the two faculty contacts for each freshman; the other is the student's academic adviser. "These young adults are entering a whole new world," says Nasteff. "We want to help them find an immediate comfort zone." It seems to be working. Since the mentor program started four years ago, retention rates at Jewell have risen to 86%, from...
...standard line in the Texas governor's stump speech was a call to humility. America must be strong, the Texas governor would say, but it must also be humble. What this assertion meant was never entirely clear. Partly, it was Bush's way of criticizing Bill Clinton's interventionist foreign policy. Bush promised that under his leadership America would no longer try to impose democracy on Russia or peace on the Israelis and Palestinians. It would step back, offer advice as needed, but not dictate terms. America would be humble...
Jolls became interested in employment and behavioral law when she was a student at HLS. She disagreed with the prevailing economic view at the time, which she said advocated a non-interventionist and conservative approach...
...have been trying ever since to implement a peace agreement that would have them withdraw and restore some form of democratic rule in Congo. And although Kabila was most consistently blamed - even by his allies - for wrecking the peace process, it's far from clear that any of his interventionist neighbors will ultimately let go of their stake in a country where, despite the absence of the most basic economic infrastructure, rich mineral deposits mean there's money to be made...