Word: towards
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...University's laissez-faire policy toward its clubs, however, is coming...
Carnesale has done more than just stand up to the protesters, however; he has courageously one-upped them. Though he has refused to disobey the law, he remains committed to an ideal of racial, ethnic, and class diversity in the university. But he is working toward this ideal by chipping away at long-ignored systemic problems and shunning the quick fix of affirmative action...
...despite Lee's commitment to improving educational access for minorities, she and fellow protesters have largely avoided participation in any of Carnesale's programs. Energy is clearly the strong suit of these student critics; what an impact that energy would have if it were directed toward mentoring at-risk minority high school students or lobbying the state legislature for more equitable funding for local school districts...
Will having immigrants learn English eliminate racism? No, but neither will having them be fluent in just their native tongues. Immigrants' best chance at success lies not in clinging to the past but in looking toward the future. America, her values and democratic government, and her language are willing to provide that future. JOHN THOMAS...
Ultimately, the best explanation for why Americans stopped talking about homelessness lies not in policies or public opinion but in politics. In the '80s liberal advocacy for the homeless was of a piece with Democratic outrage at Reagan Administration policies toward the poor. But the homeless issue also splintered urban liberalism, sending some working- and middle-class voters into the arms of Republicans who vowed to curtail entitlements and tighten the screws on vagrancy. To survive, Democrats revised their image as the party of the dispossessed by acceding to welfare reform, cutting aid to the homeless and courting the middle...