Word: zinn
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...whatever reason, Silber doesn't mince words. Responding to charges that he denied salary increases to political science professors Howard Zinn and Murray Levin because they are among his most outspoken critics, Silber said they simply do not deserve higher salaries: "They are not regarded in high esteem generally--Harvard has never offered them a professorship; neither has Yale. If these people are so worried about their salaries, why don't they get an offer someplace else? The answer is no place else wants them...
State Rep. Mel King will introduce legislation within the next three weeks calling for a state investigation of B.U. to see if the university is living up to its charter, Howard Zinn, professor of political science said yesterday at a crowded press conference...
...professors--Murray Levin and Howard Zinn--are nationally-known political scientists. All five have been active to some extent on faculty issues...
Besides Levin and Zinn, the faculty members involved are Andrew S. Dibner, Fritz Ringer, and Caryl Rivers. Ringer was president of the faculty union last year and Zinn chaired the committee that organized a strike by B.U.'s faculty, secretaries and librarians last spring...
...HOWARD ZINN, historian: One of my criticisms of history, culture and education in the U.S. is the heavy emphasis on leaders and the lack of emphasis on social movements. But if I were to pick one or two who have had some impact on our society it would be people like Dick Gregory. He could have had a comfortable career as a comedian but he has shown a willingness to sacrifice himself in his fight on racism, war, the nuclear questions...