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...group named Women Appealing for Change (WAC) prompted a college-wide debate this fall when they urged women to boycott the clubs to encourage them...
...program introduces discipline-specific writing skills to reinforce the broader lessons of Stanford's first-year program, says Claudes M. Reichard, lecturer in English and training consultant in WAC. Eighteen departments and 40 courses are currently involved, he says...
Stanford professors who have taught WAC classes in their departments say the experience has been valuable both for undergraduates and for those who teach them...
Admittedly, the goal of WAC is more incremental, but in terms of bringing about real change, we believe it is also more realistic. The cry of many for the abolition of nine entrenched private institutions is wishful thinking; instead we should look for reform and change where it can possibly happen...
...boycott organized by WAC has gained support from a variety of women. Whereas real change depends on the goodwill of the final club members and their grad boards, the boycott has contributed to the reconsideration of the men-only policy at a number of clubs...