Word: predecessors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Through his leadership, Chafin transformed a force filled with union antipathy toward his predecessor and stymied by low morale into an efficient unit capable of making Harvard secure in its unique urban setting. Crime statistics indicate that the University is a safer place now than it was five years...
...University has a responsibility to protect its faculty, staff, and students. It could go a long way toward that end by picking a new police chief equal to his predecessor...
Morse, who came to Harvard with Chafin's predecessor, David L. Gorski, has been Chafin's second-in-command for the five years Chafin was chief...
...Loyola, the Jesuits may have resolved a point of tension with the Pope: How active should they become in politics? Pope John Paul II has warned all priests against becoming too political, although acknowledging that they have a duty to promote social justice. Father Pedro Arrupe, Kolvenbach's predecessor, encouraged social activity by Jesuits in the U.S. and Latin America. John Paul has also been nettled by Jesuits who question church teachings. When Arrupe, 75, was incapacitated by a stroke in 1981, the Pope suspended the Jesuits' rules by removing Arrupe's choice as interim leader...
Since then, Andropov has barely mentioned his predecessor. Meanwhile, his much touted drive against corruption has continued to target Brezhnev's old pals, including General Nikolai Shchelokov, the former Minister of Internal Affairs. But the anticorruption campaign has affected too many highly placed officials, Medvedev notes, and Andropov's policy has met with powerful resistance. As a result, the drive has recently been toned down...