Word: particularized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...differences between international studentsand Americans become striking for admissionsofficers charged with international recruiting.They find themselves explaining the nature of theAmerican liberal arts education, repeating timeand again that Harvard College does not trainstudents for a particular profession, as studentswould expect in their home countries...
Epps, who points out that this position isdifferent from advising students to be a member ofsome particular religious groups, says this is notthe administration's current stance...
...with this and other recent evidence of Harvard's commitment to the education of women and I believe that the agreement will also contribute to the education of Harvard undergraduates," Bunting said. "At the same time, Radcliffe retains responsibility for the administration of services and programs...that are of particular interest to women...
Rudenstine's predecessor, former HLS dean Derek C. Bok, was known as a headstrong and legal-minded leader and often chose to govern by decree. He used public statements and open letters to set a course for particular schools and then stood by those directions...
Outside Harvard, Rudenstine has been visible on a few issues--diversity and affirmative action and funding for scientific research and student aid, primarily. Affirmative action, in particular, has been his signature song...