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Women's fencing at Wellesley...
Studies at other institutions, such as Wellesley, have shown that women faculty have less prestige than their male counterparts...
...personal computer. It is also probably the most widely pirated and imitated (the rip-offs are nicknamed "VisiClones" and "CalcAlikes"). Sighs Bricklin: "I suppose if imitation is flattery, we've been flattered quite a bit." Headquartered in a refurbished chocolate factory in the Boston suburb of Wellesley, Mass., Bricklin's firm, Software Arts, now has more than 80 employees, as many computer terminals as phones, and excellent prospects (1982's revenues of $7 million were al most double the previous year's). Bricklin and his partner, Frankston, are planning a host of new computer software, including...
Several schools are introducing the concept of mathematical analysis to liberal arts and requiring students to take more science courses. At Wellesley, freshmen and sophomores next fall will be able to take an introductory course in technological studies. The aim is to apply several disciplines to practical problems. Analyzing long-distance telephone services, for instance, students will have to evaluate cost and convenience, study elementary electronics, satellite operations and microwave systems, and examine management practices in order to choose the best company...
...goal of the new liberal arts curriculum is to change the way students approach problems. Wellesley Senior Michelle Goodman, a political science major, took a course in computers because "my father made me." She now admits that her new skills have "readjusted my thinking." The experience, she says, has made her a better judge of the data so prevalent in her field...