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Word: meritable (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...December meeting of graduate students, individual students complained that teaching fellow selection appears to reflect personal relationships more than merit, the more than half-dozen "fields of interest" listed in the official graduate school catalogue are "largely figments of the imagination...

Author: By Jonathan A. Lewin, | Title: Sanskrit Dept. in Disarray, Students, Officials Say | 6/7/1995 | See Source »

...Republican presidential hopeful Pete Wilsonwill put into action his party'scriticisms of affirmative action programsthis week by signing an executive order ending all preferential policies regarding jobs under the governor's jurisdiction. "We plan to make it clear affirmative action is no longer the standard; the standard is merit," said Wilson aide Leslie Goodman. The actual number of jobs affected, notesTIME Los Angeles Bureau Chief Jordan Bonfante, is quite limited. Wilson's order will only affect certain positions under his direct authority, though they will be scattered through 40 programs and 200 volunteer advisory boards. "Wilson's order," says Bonfante...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CALIFORNIA VS. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION | 5/30/1995 | See Source »

...Williams made no attempt to contest the elections after her defeat in February, we must assume that her charges have no merit. But not only did Williams refuse to seek an official investigation after the election, she has also waited three months before coming forward with her charges. Why such charges could be considered newsworthy in light of such information is a question that only. The Crimson can answer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Charges Against HRC Unjustified | 5/15/1995 | See Source »

...added that charter schools require an application, but that admission is purely random, rather than merit-based, giving all interested students an equal opportunity...

Author: By Adam M. Kleinbaum, | Title: Charter Schools Endorsed | 5/4/1995 | See Source »

...merit of the proposed change is that by requiring attendance but leaving enforcement to professors, it places the decision about the necessity of TF attendance in the hands of professors. The proposal achieves an important goal; it removes non-attendance at lecture as a possible bargaining chip in the negotiations between professors and the TFs they want to hire. It sends the strong message that attendance at lectures is something that is required of TFs, not something that is above and beyond their duty...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TFs Should Attend Class Lectures | 5/1/1995 | See Source »

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