Word: offers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...would applaud the editors' commitment to affirmative action if only I knew they really meant it. Those of you--whether student or faculty--who support affirmative action should put your own careers on the line: Offer to give up your position at Harvard in favor of a minority applicant who was denied admission or tenure. Until you make such an offer, I will have to doubt your sincerity. It's all too easy to favor affirmative action once your own seat in the Harvard class or your own tenured position on the faculty is secure. JEREMY BUCK Cambridge, Mass., April...
...take a moment to reflect on your own college decision. Were you motivated more by the fear of what you would miss out on by turning down one of the top schools in the country, or by the thrill of benefiting from the specific resources that Harvard has to offer...
...situation stands, Radcliffe is constrained by its misleading appellation as a college. It does not employ a full-time faculty; it does not offer courses for credit to undergraduates. By calling itself what it is-a research and support institution allied with Harvard University--Radcliffe can devote all its energy to its continued excellence as a center for women's studies and history. A change in focus would be an acknowledgment of all Radcliffe has achieved for women at Harvard. It was once necessary as a college to provide education for females who were not allowed to attend Harvard...
That documentary films rarely make it into the movie theaters is an unfortunate reality of modern cinema. Documentaries offer unparalleled insight: their creators are not forced to condense social issues down to the sound bites of magazine articles and television programs...
...dedication of the "women's" gate in October, Lewis spoke about having reached a pinnacle of co-educational equality. With the possibility of Radcliffe's eventual withdrawal from involvement in undergraduate life, I am gloomy about the view this "pinnacle" will offer to future generations of Harvard women...