Word: selecter
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...calls for select groups of students to join Harvard's full professors, leading experts from outside, and the University's president in discussing the professional attainments of scholars bidding for tenure. Unfortunately for the plan's future, however, Harvard faculty members are quite confident of their fitness to direct the development of their own academic fields and jealously guard appointments even against leading colleagues elsewhere when they take an interest in Harvard appointments. And if outside experts aren't often welcomed, how can the council seriously suggest that undergraduates be invited to take part? The plan's greatest effect likely...
Meanwhile, houses will sponsor tours and parties designed to recruit the "right types" of people. Then, after Harvard's peculiar version of fraternity rush closes, freshmen will play the numbers, attempting to select the ideal house to which their lottery numbers will permit entry. Not until the day before spring break will screams of anguish and joy emanate from the Yard, as freshmen finally learn where they will spend their next three years...
...Corporation also agreed last month to holda meeting with select members of the council andHouse Committees to discuss University investmentpolicy. But the council voted that the meetingwould only be used to to urge the Corporation tohold a meeting open to the entire Harvardcommunity
...first humanity to widely apply computers, scholars say that there is a specific reason for the technological revolution to be occuring in this ancient field. Scholars of the classics are considered to be in a small group of academics--including Biblical and Shakespearean experts--who discuss a relatively select collection of works. Thus it is possible to gather all the classics into one condensed work...
...unrelated business, the council unanimouslyvoted for a campus-wide food survey to get studentinput on the quality of the food services. Thequestionaire, which will be paid for by FoodServices, asks students to select their favoritedining hall of ferings...