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...gratified that the appeals court has determined that the University followed proper tenure procedures and found that the complaint filed by Peter Berkowitz was without merit,” said University spokesperson Joe Wrinn. “The University is pleased with the outcome...
...believe her; others will be more cynical. I believe her because of the way she describes her husband's hands and his shimmering intelligence and also because of the way she describes her parents--who are nearly as roughhewn as Bill's notoriously trashy family but far more proper and upwardly mobile. She arrives at Wellesley a country mouse, daunted by her wealthy, sophisticated Eastern classmates--they read the New York Times!--and she almost quits after a month. She attends the 1968 Republican Convention as a Rockefeller volunteer and is astonished by the opulence of the Fontainebleu Hotel...
...shoes, Watson keeps his academic planner close at hand. He reaches for it as he writes himself reminder notes and as he checks his daily commitments. The planner is a whirlwind of blue ink and yellow highlighter, as each academic and social engagement is written neatly in its proper slot...
While some carry into the curricular review sweeping philosophies on the importance of extracurriculars in education, others have less developed and more cautious views. Almost all acknowledge the benefit of vibrant extracurricular options, but there are differing opinions on the proper balance, or even the need for a balance, between academics and extracurriculars...
...itself confronting problems quite familiar to the Arab leaders with whom he met on Tuesday in Egypt: How to foster democracy in a context where the majority of voters may well favor extremists; how to create legitimate institutions for public participation in government while maintaining overall control; finding the proper role for religious authorities in a culture where church and state are not always separated and where the clergy have greater legitimacy than politicians; how to promote human rights and the rule of law at the same time as waging a merciless war on terrorism. President Bush went to Sharm...