Word: scholaritis
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...talk he titled "Second Stage Reflections on the Rat Race of Our Time," Hughes narrated the success story of the ambitious young scholar, who carefully picks a "manageable" thesis topic in as obscure field, hoping that it will be published, follows the thesis with three books in the same restricted area, winning the respect of book reviewers for his expertise, rising in a university hierarchy on account of his "productivity," until he reaches...
...traded for U-2 Pilot Gary Powers in 1962. In last week's exchange the U.S. released Ivan Egorov, a Soviet U.N. functionary, and his wife Alexandra, who were arrested last July in New York for espionage. In return, the Soviets let go 24-year-old Fulbright Scholar Marvin Makinen, who was sentenced to eight years in prison in 1961 on photo-taking espionage charges; and Jesuit Priest Walter Ciszek, 58, who had been arrested in Poland...
...Yale, husky, engaging Kingman Brewster Jr., 44, has long been the odds-on favorite to succeed President A. Whitney Griswold who died of cancer last April. As university provost and thus Yale's No. 2 faculty officer since 1961, Brewster had proved to be a. hardworking combination of scholar and administrator, and succeeded in charming New Haven in the bargain. But there were dark rumors of dissent among the 16 members of the arcane council that had the power of final decision, the Yale Corporation. For one thing, academic purists pointed out solemnly, Brewster had neither M.A. nor Ph.D...
...other eight sessions will take place on Monday nights except Nov. 11. Among the speakers during the term will be Dean Ford, speaking on "From Graduate Student to Teacher Scholar"; David E. Owen, professor of History, on "Lecture Techniques"; Clark Byse, professor of Law, on "Academic Freedom"; and Hanna Gray, visiting professor of History, on "The Woman in Scholarly Life...
...Japanese, however, a professor in public life is an extraordinarily novel occurrence. Reischauer seems to delight in the fact that he consequently puzzles that Japanese no end. They knew him as a scholar, but now he comes to them in the guise of a politician, an Ambassador. He believes that much of the trust and respect which he personally is accorded results primarily from his scholarly reputation. The singular Capidity with which the Japanese government approved his appointment two-and-a-half years ago probably was due to this deep personal respect which they have...