Word: stepped
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...meeting called by the house masters last Saturday, Mather residents cared enough to share very personal feelings. I admire my fellow Mather residents for their openness. That kind of meeting--unprecedented at Harvard--constitutes a successful first step at learning from each other. I am also touched by the Mather residents who, before connected to BGLSA or Defeat Homophobia, took it upon themselves to make and display pink triangles in an effort to make bisexual, lesbian, and gay people feel welcome...
...school has waited with bated breath for Bok's announcement since last summer, when Allison said he would step down at the end of this academic year. Although Bok has repeatedly said his decision will be announced "within a few weeks," he has not even offered an official short list of candidates for the post...
...Verba Committee was formed last spring after the Minority Students Alliance (MSA) criticized Harvard for "confusion" and "complacency" in its recruitment of minority scholars. Since then student activists from MSA, the Undergraduate Council, the Harvard-Radcliffe Christian Fellowship and the Women's Alliance have called on the faculty to step up recruitment efforts for minorities and women...
...results, although largely positive, have been mixed. Last Saturday, Mather House Master Jeffrey G. Williamson called a meeting to discuss the issue of tolerance and sexual orientation; it was heated, but it was an important first step. On Tuesday, four Mather residents distributed more than 100 pink triangle signs to fellow residents to demonstrate solidarity with the gay, lesbian and bisexual community. They did so following the appearance of a message on a dining hall blackboard reading, "Harvard faggots...
Sperling's buyout team has geared up for action over the past year, increasing by $20 million the amount Harvard has invested in LBOs since 1987. And Harvard has also moved a step beyond, using its resources and expertise to manage its own LBO funds, rather than relying on outside limited parternships to carry off the deals...