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...graduating class from each California high school. Connerly fears that it would "stack the deck" in favor of inner-city schools; Californians deserve a more thoughtful response than that. At a TIME Forum in the state Capitol last month, he softened his opposition to outreach programs that send college faculty members into low-performing schools to tutor and train teachers. Though he once condemned such efforts as "sneaky" attempts to skirt the law and boost minority enrollment, now he is willing to "modify the application of 209" to allow such programs. "We know there's a problem with black kids...
During the forum, a tense shoot-out between the warring factions, Connerly agreed to meet with opponents in the state legislature such as assembly member Murray to work on an outreach plan that both sides could live with. Then a remarkable thing happened. Some in the crowd--people who see Connerly as the devil himself--actually gave him a smattering of applause...
...selecting works that strike their aesthetic fancy. Among the most chosen artists in the diplomatic service: Childe Hassam, Maurice Prendergast, Edward Hopper, Mark Rothko, Jacob Lawrence, Morris Louis, Andrew Wyeth, Robert Rauschenberg, Dale Chihuly and Helen Frankenthaler. Says director Roselyne Swig: "Our ambassadors see the works as an invaluable outreach tool...
...have no expansion plans of any great magnitude. We are not about to spring a major expansion without viable outreach to the affected community," he says...
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons '67 and Director of Admissions Marlyn McGrath Lewis '70 attributed the increase to intensified outreach efforts aimed at potential female applicants...