Word: reform
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...presented to our congregants. Somehow, "railing" seems to be less than an appropriate description. Rabbi Ben-Zion Gold Director, Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel Rabbinic Advisor to the Conservative Minyan Rabbi Avi Weinstein Rabbinic Advisor to the Orthodox Minyan Rabbi Sally Finestone Associate Director, Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel Rabbinic Advisor to the Reform Minyan...
Indeed, years from now, historians may view Bennett as movement conservatives now do, namely as a reformist crusader battling on behalf of middle-income families against the education community, working to reform curricula, eliminate drug abuse on campus, and halt rapidly rising college costs...
...these were mere tiptoed steps toward reform. They also represent a way for the administration to put off action in favor of yet more years of study and vague goals. The Law School protest was met with a vow to "continue to give high priority to minority hiring" and promises to consider ways to encourage minorities to teach law--no concrete actions. The problems are clear--there are not enough women and minorities being hired and there is not a conducive climate towards keeping them here. It's up to the University to stop pontificating from on high and take...
...full years before the election, Bird's well-organized opposition has raised $4.6 million so far, more than four times what her . supporters have gathered. The money has financed a flood of direct mail, but perhaps the most potent Bird-blasting weapon has been Crime Victims for Court Reform. Drawing on the savvy of Strategist Bill Roberts, a political consultant who co-managed Ronald Reagan's 1966 gubernatorial campaign, the group includes victims of crime and their families, in some cases the parents or spouses of murder victims. With the passion of bitter experience, they denounce Bird at public gatherings...
...these were mere tiptoed steps toward reform. They also represent a way for the administration to put off action in favor of yet more years of study and vague goals. The Law School protest was met with a vow to "continue to give high priority to minority hiring" and promises to consider ways to encourage minorities to teach law--no concrete actions. The problems are clear--there are not enough women and minorities being hired and not a conducive climate towards keeping them here. It's up to the University to stop pontificating from on high and take direct action...