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...looked closely at the "initiatives for the race and gender enrichment" of the university proposed by a faculty committee -- well, he says, "I raised a stink." The plan implied a quota system for hiring more black and female teachers and the appointment within all departments of "race and gender liaison persons," whom Lewis likens to political commissars. Thanks largely to the challenge he organized, Lewis is a controversial figure at Tulane, but the initiatives are now being revised. "I never even heard the term politically correct until last September," says Lewis. "Boy, have I had an education since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Academics In Opposition | 4/1/1991 | See Source »

...wary of establishing a big building and calling it the environmental studies building," says Trenton H. Norris, a second-year law student who acted as a liaison between the Harvard Environmental Network, an umbrella organization of all campus environmental groups, and the Working Group...

Author: By Seth S. Harkness, | Title: Scholars Consider Alternatives for An Interdisciplinary Curriculum | 2/12/1991 | See Source »

TIME's photography field team includes Rudi Frey and Christopher Morris in Saudi Arabia, Barry Iverson in Amman, Tom Hartwell standing by in Cairo and Francoise DeMulder in Baghdad. Frey, a man of many skills, is doing double duty as a liaison with the military command and coping with the headaches of transmitting pictures. A high-tech air war could jam normal telecommunications and force reporters to switch from laptop computers to typewriters. Seven chemical-warfare protective outfits, purchased in London, are available for those who will be assigned to go into combat zones. "This is the first time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From The Publisher: Jan. 21, 1991 | 1/21/1991 | See Source »

After getting the go-achead from the Medical School to begin filming, Barnes and his crew were still not free from the scrutiny of the Harvard administration. The faculty set up a three-person committee to act as a liaison between the producers and the Medical School...

Author: By Andrew D. Cohen, | Title: In the Limelight: Students in `New Pathway' | 1/18/1991 | See Source »

Cover: Computer-enhanced photograph by Eric Bouvet -- Gamma Liaison...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page: Dec.10, 1990 | 12/10/1990 | See Source »

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