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...sure, Nelson's academic credentials are impressive, and we look forward to her contributions toward furthering scholarship on women's issues. As far as her administrative role goes, however, it's not quite clear why Nelson's position is necessary or what she will do. Last week's press release announcing her appointment didn't offer much in the way of guidance...
...Nelson's role in easing Wilson's administrative burden is designed to allow the Radcliffe president to travel more, presumably on fundraising excursions. After roughly four years in office without a such back-up, we wonder how much travel to remote lands Wilson is suddenly planning that necessitates another administrator to fill in for her while she is away...
This aside, the chances are that Barbara Nelson's administrative appointment doesn't mean much, and that her bureaucratic role will be minimal. If that's true, then we wonder why the job was created...
...other hand, if the addition of Nelson signals a new, increased commitment of resources to Radcliffe, then we are further dismayed that the University has decided to build up, rather than scale down a vestige of ages past...
President Clinton capped two days of pomp and heraldry for Nelson Mandela's first state visit to Washington by pledging just what the South African President came for: a $100 million fund to help the southern African entrepreneurs and bolster education and development projects in the region. The outright gift sweetens a $600 million pot of U.S. loans and assistance already promised to South Africa this year. How much more goodwill can the U.S. afford? Last week the White House also promised a hefty $1 billion to Russia's President Boris Yeltsin...