Word: thereness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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"I THINK there's a lot of good will toward Blacks in America generally."
And then there was Winthrop Professor of History Stephan Thernstrom ("friendly attitude"--the CUE Guide). At the same forum, he placed a five dollar bill on the table, betting Assistant Professor of Sociology and of Afro-American Studies Roderick J. Harrison that Black professors at other Ivy League universities are...
When the University's senior faculty is 93.7 percent male and 93.8 percent white, it is unconscionable for anyone on that faculty to talk as if there weren't a problem, or to blame minorities and women for their absence here.
That is not to say that there are no qualified women and minority scholars out there already. As Harrison notes, "Considerable progress can be made by simply reaching [minorities and women] and getting applications from them." Department officials can be encouraged to make a greater effort to recruit those scholars...
AS things currently stand, however, none of those steps will be taken. The Faculty Council removed or watered down most of the recommendations of the Verba Committee report on affirmative action. And while Andreu MasColell, the new assistant dean of affirmative action, seems well-intentioned, there is probably little he...