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Gross’ accomplishments as an administrator have come with little fanfare, and he seems to like his small corner office—a stark contrast to Lewis, whose undertakings are well-known on campus and who occupies the central office on the first floor of University Hall...
...stark contrast to the once virtually all white male student body that populated the Yard each year, affirmative action has dramatically transformed the makeup of the College in the last 30 years. In that time, Harvard’s administrators have worked diligently to ensure the diversity of our student body. Over 10 percent of admitted students in the Class of 2007 were African-American, Asian-Americans comprised 16.2 percent of admitted students for the newly-incoming class, while Latinos accounted for nearly 9 percent...
...University’s treatment of non-tenured faculty during the 1950s presents a stark contrast not only to the way it is remembered today but also to the image Harvard’s leaders projected at the time...
...That's in stark contrast to what happened after the Khobar Towers bombing, which killed 19 American military personnel and wounded 372 others. An agent who worked on that case recalls, "The Saudis went out and grabbed everything in sight before we got there. They just let us amuse ourselves by sifting sand...
President Bush insisted Tuesday that his Middle East peace roadmap "still stands," despite five Palestinian terror attacks in 48 hours. But the latest violence and continuing stalemate between Israeli and Palestinian leaders over how or whether to proceed has been a stark reminder that what the roadmap stands for right now is little more than a statement of the good intentions of its authors. The opportunity for peace the President had confidently predicted would follow Saddam Hussein's ouster has failed to materialize, the situation on the ground is no different than it was before the invasion, and the absence...