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...wanted to remove. Trade groups reacted angrily to this proposal, saying that it was Google’s duty to secure permission for copyrighted works, not the publishers’ responsibility to opt out of the project. Google said that the print initiative is a logical extension of its mission, which—according to the search engine’s website—is “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” “Any researcher or student, whether they?...
...MISSION THAT SPANS THE ATLANTIC...
...Mugane, “The whole theme of the African Studies concentration and committee…is transforming Africa through knowledge.” His sentiments reflect what many in the department see as a larger social mission. West, with his outspoken politics, was the first to bring this activist bent to AAAS. Three years since his departure, the impulse for social action continues to resonate with the department’s faculty, but it has been incorporated more subtly into the larger curriculum...
...social mission of AAAS continues to serve as an important motivator for students and faculty...
Stauffer believes that for the academic world at large, scholars are meant to serve as “beacons” that can influence policymakers. In that sense, the public prominence of AAAS dovetails with its larger social mission. Along with his social awareness, the distinction that West helped bring to the department continues to lend its scholars unique opportunities to have their voices heard by an international audience...