Word: poole
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Harvard fought the Bruins to a tough 11-7 loss three weeks ago in Providence at the Ivy League Championships but was pummelled two weeks ago at a New England League Tourney at Blodgett Pool--falling behind 10-0 before eventually losing...
...getting tired of this worn-out rationale, which demands no hiring initiatives from the University, but relies on an amorphous "pool" of Ph.D.'s to increase until Harvard hires anyone. It's obvious that some faculty are becoming fed up with the University's old song-and-dance routine too, as evidenced by Bell's opening (and fictional) scenario to his 13-page report: President Bok and all of Harvard's Black faculty are killed by a bomb, forcing the University to hire enough Blacks to fill 10 percent of its posts...
...time Harvard earned its reputation as the leader of American higher education. Harvard, more than any other university, has the resources and reputation to attract greater proportions of the available Black and female pool. In fact, there are many junior professors already here good enough to join the ranks of the senior faculty, Yet no matter how large the pool gets, it seems Harvard is not dipping into...
...years, the pool of eligible Ph.D. candidates has not expanded enough for Harvard's liking--at least not enough to noticeably raise the number of its minority and female faculty. It's obvious the answer lies elsewhere--in direct and immediate hiring. This produces a beneficial chain reaction: if Harvard hires more minority and women in tenured posts, Harvard will be seen as a comfortable environment for such candidates, making recruitment of more minorities and women easier. These minority and female faculty will then act as role models for undergraduates choosing academia as a profession...
...There are various ways coaches identify athletes," says Assistant Director of Athletics Robert Malekoff. "All coaches identify a pool of athletes...and then find out what kind of students they...