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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fate of these survivors, will be the topic of a presentation hosted by Asian American students tomorrow, as part of an ongoing effort to educate the Harvard community about the experiences of Asian Americans...

Author: By Hollly A. Idelson, | Title: Asian Americans to Sponsor Forum on Nuclear Survivors | 4/9/1983 | See Source »

Fifty students attending a debate on the topic "Should I go to law school?" last night listened to a student argument for the negative from none other than Law School Dean of Admissions Molly T. Getaghty...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Don't Practice Law | 4/7/1983 | See Source »

...troupe's latest venture--and, according to hints, probably their last for some time both legitimizes and assuages such fears True. Life Itself seems rather a broad topic to attempt visualizing. And the proximity of the eternal verities (birth, religion, contraception, and the life of a waiter) have transformed the original Python tone of genial silliness to satire. But despite these signs of maturity, the group has evidently regained its comic fire--and the comedians roll around in their capacious subject matter with every bit of the old gusto and panache...

Author: By Amy E. Schwartz, | Title: Fishing for an Answer | 4/7/1983 | See Source »

While eating lunch in her Science Center office, Bergvall polishes a presentation on "Women and Language" for a guest section she is to lead at 2 p.m. It is a topic that fascinates her, but one that "creates a lot of unease" among linguists, she says. So while she devotes her thesis to the analysis of Kikuyu, a traditional subject, she has made the issue of language and power between the sexes a second intellectual endeavor. It offers "a chance for me to express my feminism," she says, noting that academic pressures have forced her to sacrifice much...

Author: By Dean R. Madden, | Title: A Scholar's World | 4/6/1983 | See Source »

...intense focus has had its compensations too. With the help of her advisor she was able to publish a paper last year, and in January she completed another on women and language. She also mentions the pleasure of giving a good lecture and inspiring someone's interest in the topic. And even at the end of a 12-hour day, Bergvall seems committed to her goal. "Part of what I've been trying to do is to train myself for the life of the mind...

Author: By Dean R. Madden, | Title: A Scholar's World | 4/6/1983 | See Source »

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