Word: successful
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...seem that we had more success with the War. The War is over. But did anything we do in and around University Hall in the Spring of 1969 contribute to that end? As a result of the Strike, the Harvard Faculty did eliminate the ROTC program. But did that help end the War in Vietnam...
Some people have claimed that Harvard's success simply reflects the talented people it admits (there is no question that you are a talented lot), but my studies indicate that you have learned a great deal while you have been here and, frankly, more than most students at a number of universities. As well as teaching some skills quite effectively there are some things that Harvard does poorly; for example, this University is terrible at improving your spelling...
Nevertheless, murmurs among some group members betray a harslier view of Harvard's Black hiring record. Some hint that it was the University "foot dragging" that spurred them to action, and the principal success of the group that many members cite privately is the shift of discussion on affirmative action from the realm of governmentally imposed technicalities to that of pragmatic planning...
Meldon S. Hollis, an administrator in the affirmative action office, said the committee's success in organizing represented "the first time I have seen this kind of initiative with definite University support. There are individuals on campus that have worked very hard to make sure that discussions on affirmative action never rise above the technical issues." And Dr. John Henry, a former chair of the group, said of University efforts on minority hiring. "They may have been committed to it, but they needed constant reminders...
Though Rauch has yet to make comparable connections, it is difficult to find a colleague who doesn't put money on his eventual success. "He's made a name for himself solely on the quality of his work here," one says. "He may not have all those producers ringing him up yet, but he will...