Word: topically
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...letter, Bok's sixth on the general topic of the ethical responsibilities of the University, has been in the process of preparation since December. Bok is expected to state his views on minority faculty hiring and minority admissions in the letter, his first since last April...
...points are plausible and arguable. In recent years, controversies such as the Nader-propelled "Truth in Testing" research have focused debate on standardized tests. The subject, then, seems perfect for a provocative book: public interest is high, the experience of taking such tests is almost universal, and the whole topic offers countless points for stimulating discussion...
...have not tried to cover every topic worthy of attention, and we make no claims to unique answers or unique wisdom...
SUCCESS IN ALL THIS depends on renewal in the realm of intellect and spirit. It requires maintaining our already contested lead in science and technology and developing a many-sided energy policy not hampered by, among other things, hysterical fears of nuclear power. These topics are examined in DISCOVER. Success will also require a nation that is far better educated than we are now, a problem addressed in LIFE. We must recover a view of education beyond a certain point, not as a right, but as a privilege. Education must no longer be regarded as painless but as an enterprise...
...businesslike survey of problems of court administration, touching on such issues as jurisdiction and clogged dockets. This year, however, was an explosive exception. When Warren Burger stepped to the podium at last week's A.B. A. meeting in Houston, he zeroed in on a single, highly charged topic-violent crime-and let loose a broadside at the nearly "impotent society" that had failed to come to grips with it. "Why do we show such indignation over alien terrorists and such tolerance for the domestic variety...