Word: reporter
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...some University Hall observers see anypossible changes prefigured by a 1994 report onthe structure of Harvard College, which Lewisco-authored before he was named Dean of theCollege. In the report, Lewis presents threemodels, one much like the organizational structurein place today with a Dean of UndergraduateEducation and Dean of the College and a largelynon-existent Dean of Students...
...page report, the office of the Deanof the Students is referenced only four times, inrelation to responsibility for issues such asmusical groups, race relations, sexual harassment,sexual assault and gay and lesbian issues. Inalmost all of these areas, the report notes thatthe Dean of Students currently sharesresponsibilities for those issues with a number ofother deans or agencies...
...were so many people deprived of voting rights? Apart from high crime rates, the reason is that felony disenfranchisement laws take away the vote for a wide variety of offenses. For an offender to lose the vote, the report states, "the crime need not have any connection to electoral processes, nor need it be classified as notably serious. Shoplifting or possession of a modest amount of marijuana could suffice...
...been put on probation and 10 states never return to ex-offenders their voting rights. Although it is possible for ex-offenders in these states to regain the vote, in practice, it happens rarely; an executive order or pardon from the governor can be required. According to the report, Virginia has 200,000 ex-offenders who are permanently disenfranchised; only 404 of them had their votes restored in 1996 and 1997. For most, the loss of voting rights is irrevocable: It is a political death sentence...
...racial impact of such disenfranchisement is startling. If current trends continue, the report predicts, "the rate of disenfranchisement for black men could reach 40 percent in the states that disenfranchise ex-offenders." Even temporary disenfranchisement can have a significant effect: Thirteen other states currently prevent more than a tenth of their black male population from voting...