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Originally, believe it or not, reading period was (gasp!) a period for reading--for catching up on texts not read during the term or for reading new books which would provide fresh insights on materials presented within the scope of a given course. It was a time to reexamine some of the ideas discussed early in the semester and to prepare for exams...
...Tsongas said his program may not have an immediate impact on the current fiscal woes of the higher education system because partnerships need time to develop. The partnerships will, however, provide a long-term solution, he said...
Allison is expected to select the new directorby the end of the term...
...that comfortable assumption is being challenged. Based on an unprecedented long-term study of the effects of divorce, psychologist Judith Wallerstein has found that a disturbingly large number of youngsters are suffering the consequences many years after the family breakup. Says Wallerstein, director of the Center for the Family in Transition in Corte Madera, Calif.: "Almost half of children of divorces enter adulthood as worried, underachieving, self-deprecating and sometimes angry young men and women...
...that enduring damage from divorce is as pervasive as she indicates. Says psychologist Jo Anne Pedro-Carroll of the University of Rochester in New York: "It would be a disservice to families who have adjusted to the changes in their lives to suggest that there will inevitably be long-term trauma for all children." Experts point out that the study involved a small number of families and that there was no group of intact families to provide a statistical comparison. They note also that children tend to be depressed in adolescence whether they are from broken or intact families. Says...