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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...League possesses the power to transform lives. I recently asked half a dozen sociologists whether there is any way to measure the career advantages that come with a prestigious undergraduate degree. Their consensus was yes, of course, Princeton and Yale alumni are disproportionately successful, but it is unclear whether this superiority is due to the factors that originally impressed the admissions committees or the supposed added value of their elite education. It was the old nature-vs.-nurture debate transported to the tables down at Mory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Confessions of An Ivy League Reject | 4/23/1990 | See Source »

...still unclear how many letters Wishnatsky mailed, as parents of many first-year students and some upper-class students continue to receive the bulk mailing...

Author: By Madhavi Sunder, | Title: Alumnus Warns Parents About Sex At Harvard | 4/6/1990 | See Source »

...unclear whether Ortega was merely posturing to placate his more hard- line followers -- or issuing an ultimatum. Chamorro did not wait to find out. She joined Ortega's call for the contras to lay down their weapons. "The causes of civil war in Nicaragua have disappeared," she said. The next day Ortega returned to a more conciliatory tone, this time announcing the renewal of a cease-fire that he had unilaterally suspended last November. At the same time, he called on the U.S. to pay for the prompt demobilization and relocation of the contras, 10,000 of whom remain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After The Revolution: The Sandinistas | 3/12/1990 | See Source »

...Holobaugh case may influence the FacultyCouncil's deliberations although membersinterviewed yesterday said it was unclear whattheir final decision, expected some time thisspring, would...

Author: By Lan N. Nguyen, | Title: U.S. Reps Slam ROTC For Policy On Gays | 3/9/1990 | See Source »

Whether the report will have an impact on undergraduate education in the future is still unclear, said Pilbeam. He said the report's impact will depend largely on the faculty's willingness to change long-standing teaching traditions...

Author: By Roger G. Kuo, | Title: Research Suggests Teaching Changes | 3/6/1990 | See Source »

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