Word: rejectionism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Some recipient tack these letters to a "wall of shame" and go forth boldly. Others promptly get on the phone to put themselves on a waiting list or pull whatever strings it's not too late to pull. The majority of us, however, react the way any normal person would...
There must be a better system, one that minimizes rejection and involves less competition and more goodwill. Here's one idea, at least for internships, fellowships and other non-essential positions. Application procedures for these spots could be conducted as follows: From the start, a clear minimum standard for all...
We write to express our dismay at the attempt by Meredith Bagley, Anna Baldwin and Emma Cheuse to draw the recent debate over women's diplomas away from the root issue of the relationship of Radcliffe to women's undergraduate education and polarize it instead around the person of Dean...
I am not surprised by Thomas B. Cotton's column calling for the end of affirmative action (March 18), written at a time of year when many graduate and professional school aspirants among us are receiving rejection letters from the finest and most prestigious universities in the country.
Gloria Steinem did not address this issue. Instead, she bent over backwards to exonerate Clinton--going so far as to claim, as so many naysayers of sexual harassment do, that the "power imbalance" was insignificant. She also drew sharp distinctions between the sexual harassment committed by Packwood and Thomas and...