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...altogether different, a 1982 Harvard report suggested.Two hundred students threatened to storm Mass. Hall on an October day in 1980 to protest the report, written by a special assistant to then-University president Derek C. Bok. The report suggested that black students and women at the University perform poorer academically than their test scores would predict.The assistant, Robert E. Klitgaard ’68, also suggested in his findings that affirmative action might not be working, that it’s unclear whether diversity benefits a university, and that Jewish students—unlike their black and female peers?...
...crucial figure in the recent history of the Democratic Party. For the past 25 years, the tide of political conversions has been running in the opposite direction, from Democrat to Republican, and most of the converts were people like Webb: white, Southern, middle class or poorer, patriotic and, often, with a strong family tradition of military service-in fact, Webb's son Jim Jr. is a Marine lance corporal headed to Ramadi. Webb's conversion may be a sign that those sorts of people may now be willing to give the Democrats a second look. A standard-issue Democrat like...
...like any member, Wong says she shares a passion for song. However, she also says she cherishes the other side of the group’s work—post-performance interaction sessions with the audience. She says these conversations can prove especially rewarding for audiences who are in poorer states of health...
...thing, he hastens to add, so long as sufficient open space is provided within new buildings. He likes to remind people that the wealthiest, most sought-after parts of London are the most crowded. "Kensington, Belgravia, Mayfair are four or five times the density of the poorer boroughs," he says...
Moreover, stemming the tide of immigration depends not on finding ways to make immigration crueler, but on finding ways to help develop the countries where widespread poverty leaves individuals with few choices but risking illegal immigration to the U.S. Although the idea of aiding poorer nations in Latin America has not weighed heavily in the immigration debate—and is not explicitly endorsed by the May-Day coalition—we hope that it is an idea that marchers will consider and support in the future...