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...government action did not deter Asian-Americans from applying to Harvard this year, as some had anticipated. About 18 percent of the Class of 1993 will be Asian-American students, up about 3 percent from the preceding class, marking 12th consecutive annual increase. The number of Asian-Americans admitted under Harvard's early action program also grew by 22 percent this year...
Overall, however, applications dropped about 11 percent this year, mirroring a national trend...
...shortage of space in several academic departments has fragmented the humanities terribly," says Parsons. "The center for the humanities will be a place where the faculty can share amenities, be close to the libraries, and close to their colleagues." He adds that the Union plan would increase by 30 percent the space available to humanities departments...
Some labor experts attribute the labor movement's resurging momentum to the increased number of women in unions--they are, according to experts, initiating new formulas to old problems. And because Rondeau and her 83 percent female union have taken an active stand in molding new forms of collective bargaining, other parts of the labor movement--including the traditional, mostly male unions at Harvard--will be forced to respond...
...Association of Black Faculty and Administrators presents a report to the University asking for improvements in minority hiring. The report, written by Professor of Law Derrick A. Bell, calls for 10 percent minority representation within Harvard's faculty and staff by 1990. While Harvard officials say they agree with the tone of the Bell Report, they say they have their own plans for affirmative action and, for the first time, announce numerical goals for minority and women hiring...