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Exploring the paths female scientists followed in reaching their career goals is for many female students paramount in any mentor relationship...
First he lost a bidding war for Paramount Communications in 1994. Then his effort to take over CBS collapsed at the last minute. But last week Barry Diller, who masterminded the rise of the Fox Network for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. a decade ago, was no longer a mogul-without-portfolio. Diller, who heads up the unglamorous HSN, whose holdings include the Home Shopping Network and a stake in Ticketmaster, struck a deal for nearly $4.1 billion with Seagram Co. that lays a foundation for his own entertainment empire. Diller, 55, will pay Seagram $1.2 billion in cash plus...
Goodman says whole language has two bases: "the scientific and the humanistic," and the humanistic strand is an important reason for its appeal. With whole language, reading is considered an organic process, the dignity of teachers is paramount, and they regard their students as collaborators. These attitudes sit firmly within the tradition of progressive education, and it is tempting to think that the humanism came first and the science later. Goodman reacts to that speculation with a shrug and a smile. "I like people," he says. "And I'm very happy that my research confirms my prejudices...
With the end of mandatory retirement, there is a threat that FAS will come to resemble a useless geriatric ward. Retirement incentives, wielded appropriately, offer a promising solution to this problem. We hope that FAS will consider the interests of the students paramount to their charitable instincts and will encourage those past their prime to make room for fresh blood...
Rutley says the Air Force ROTC usually tries to assuage student concerns, while keeping paramount the military's need for trained professionals...