Word: segments
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...standards and ceremonies, the blatant injustices of the values and principles the system inculcates--all would seem ludicrous in any civilized community, but they are doubly comic when set in one of the nation's greatest universities and practices by what is supposed to be a substantial segment of this generation's intellectual elite...
...coming decade threatens to be a damaging one for higher education. Like every segment of society, colleges and universities must contend with mammoth costs brought on by rampant inflation. The past 20 years have been an era of growth for higher education. Now, too many institutions will have to complete for a tighter market of students because of a drop in the college-age population--a large portion of which is cynical about the value of a degree in a world marked by rising tuition and cab-driving Ph.D.s. Compounding these problems is the Reagan-Stockman offensive against federal spending...
...sooner did the cameras start to roll than Reverend John was back sermonizing, this time on the follies of the Reagan economic program. That aside, the performance was as smooth as the whir of a blow dryer. The only tough moment came during a commercial break following a segment on Rita Jenrette's tale of congressional philandering. "Say, John," hollered Anchorman Fahey Flynn, "how did you stay in Washington so long without getting into trouble?" Anderson was clearly embarrassed: "I can't say. My wife is in the control room...
Clifton C. Garvin, Jr., chairman of the Exxon Corporation, will chair the management portion of the group and Lane Kirkland, president of the AFL-CIO, will head the labor segment...
...third of the primary-graders in Washington, D.C., for example-the Fitler experience has application far beyond Philadelphia. As Fitler Parent Carmela Dunyan puts it, "The school systems screamed against disciplinary actions until we had created a monster we didn't know what to do with. Then a segment of the popu lation wanted to go back. What we wanted was to have a teacher in control of a class and a principal in control of the school...