Word: minority
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Afghanistan, there was not much top-level business to transact -- or at least not much that could get transacted given the constraints. Aides dutifully produced seven agreements, a procedure that has become de rigueur for summits lest they be popularly judged failures. But the agreements mostly concerned such minor matters as nuclear-testing procedures, fishing rights and exchanges of students. In effect, though certainly not in title, this was the Photo Opportunity Summit...
Meanwhile, Wallace says, administrators faced the decision of how much money to spend to improve facilities for such a small segment of the student population. But even when the University made concessions at the threat of legal action or public embarrassment, Wallace says changes were always minor and limited to case-by-case modifications instead of general projects...
...aside from these minor social problems, Anderson says that the Harvard experience, for her, has been excellent. "I think it's a great opportunity for a Black person here. Myself especially, being the child of immigrants, working our way up to where we are now, being able to have the opportunity to go to such an illustrious institution...
Although the trial in a four-year-old sex discrimination suit against Harvard Business School ended last week, lawyers yesterday met in a conference to resolve the admissability of a minor piece of evidence...
...moved the house deadline for applications forward three weeks, giving students who win Harvard endorsements more time to work with College officials on revising their aplications. OCS also made a concerted effort to see that students were immediatley informed of competition results, Forsgard says, adding "We've made some minor changes to improve on efficiency." efficiency...