Word: socio
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...real, though. With, say, $500 billion added to its coffers, Harvard would not have much trouble beefing up that History Department. And for those who complain about socio-economic diversity: tuition and fees would be a thing of the past...
...projects themselves could (and should) be integrated into the Core and concentration requirements as work studies or practicums. The benefits for our largely middle and upper middle class population, most of which has not had experience with people of different socio-economic backgrounds, would be as great as taking a traditional lecture course...
...Diversity," Daniel H. Choi argues that students should not "blame Harvard for the under-representation of [Black and Hispanic] groups," by urging Harvard to recruit members of those groups more aggressively. The basis of Choi's argument is his confused association between blame and responsibility. Merely asserting that socio-economic factors have a profound effect on a student's "achievement" in high school is an easy argument--of course we shouldn't blame Harvard for this...
...percent white poverty rate, which Choi cites. If Choi had, in fact, included the statistics on Asian poverty rates, he would have crippled his argument that "it is completely unreasonable to expect that Blacks and Hispanics be proportionally represented at America's highly selective academic institutions," due to their socio-economic backgrounds, while Asians are obviously present at elite colleges because of their "economic stability...
...radiant image of a boy sipping from a shadowy stream of falling water is entitled "Sed Publica" (Public Thirst). The commentary gives some interesting information about ancient sacrifice rituals and the Aztec's conception of water as life source. But Bravo's provocative title refers to a contemporary socio-economic reality which the commentary ignores. Similarly, the series of female nudes titled "Xipe" are explained solely in reference to the ancient "flayed goddess" of the same name. Yet the headless images of bodies criss-crossed with jagged shadows and leaves bear a resemblence to Man Ray's and other Surrealists...