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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When the first Afro-American Studies departments were born out of the turbulent student activism of the 1960s, it was the historians such as John Hope Franklin and John Blassingame--the first head of Yale's Afro-Am Department--who led the march toward developing the new discipline...
Second, we have watched the Admissions Office's growth in both its sensitivity to Asian American applicants and its recruitment efforts for Asian Americans of all socio-economic backrounds. The active schedules of minority student recruiters and the elaborate Minority Pre-Frosh Weekend every April are specific examples of the effort spent in trying to attract as many qualified Asian Americans as possible to Harvard. Having an upper-limit quota is clearly inconsistent with the time, energy and funds the Admissions Office invests in recruiting Asian Americans...
...only contract negotiations. It has become a popular and effective tool of the political left in America, and Harvard activists--who traditionally have had close ties with Local 26--have been no exception. During its certification campaign, the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers relied heavily upon student and community support to pressure the administration into ending its anti-union campaign efforts. Pressure from local political leaders and national labor leaders is seen as a factor in President Bok's decision not to appeal an administrative law judge's decision upholding last May's certification vote...
...Student Delays...
...been waiting to get in and get my books for an hour," said law student Emmanuel Okonkwo. "I went out to eat, and when I came back, I couldn...