Word: proven
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...their affirmative action plan, the University states that the University will concentrate on junior faculty positions since "in this way, faculties can develop a group of proven ability to be promoted from within to more senior positions." Yet the goals actually project a decrease of four women assistant professors--the lowest ladder position--for next year, despite an overall increase of 31 such positions and although 109 of these posts will be available between...
Arguments against equal admissions have proven specious. Contrary to predictions, colleges which have moved toward sexual equality have not suffered decreases in the contributions of tradition-minded alumni. Women graduates, it has been said, would contribute less money to Harvard than male alumni. Last Spring, the average pledge of Radcliffe seniors was higher than that of Harvard seniors...
...Boulder model was widely accepted as the goal of training in clinical psychology in the 1950s. Ironically its conceptual strengths have proven to be its administrative weaknesses. The problems and subsequent death of clinical psychology at Harvard and other universities have resulted from the reluctance of academic, research-oriented departments to follow the Boulder model...
...Fortunately for the 500 passengers, the detonator Azzi was wiring exploded when the train suddenly lurched. Bleeding heavily, Azzi was placed under arrest and taken to a hospital. Police later revealed that he was a member of the extreme neo-Fascist Ordine Nuovo (New Order). Although he had no proven connection with M.S.I., Azzi had in fact tried to enroll in the party...
...element of surprise is a time-proven tactic in war. In combat situations one wants to give his enemy as little time to react as possible. But Bok is not running a war--he is running a university-- and it is difficult to understand why he allowed the admirers of Hunt Hall so little time to plan their defense...