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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...people who have ever met Helen Gilbert or served on any board with her would fail to regard her as a breath of fresh New England air," said President Derek C. Bok. "As an overseer, she was able, energetic and witty. She usually spoke her mind when theoccasion called for it and gained the admirationand respect of all of us. Like her ancestor,Abigail Adams of Quincy, Mass, Helen too made usalways remember the ladies. We will continue to doso as we miss and remember Helen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: First Woman Overseer, Helen H. Gilbert Dies | 9/29/1989 | See Source »

Jewett said that diversity is a campus-wide concern and insisted that some houses fail to meet the University's intent that each house represent a "microcosm" of the College...

Author: By Madhavi Sunder, | Title: Jewett Renews Call For Random Lottery | 9/29/1989 | See Source »

...President brought more luck for the heavily-favored Crusaders than the home team. Harvard saw its attempt for a third touchdown fail on Grady's goal-line interception as Marine One made a pass over the Stadium...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Critical Mistakes Plague Gridders | 9/27/1989 | See Source »

...although an unprecedented number of undergraduates--180 in all--have enrolled in Quantitative Reasoning A (QRA), a class for those who repeatedly fail Harvard's requirement, Barbara Peskins, the program's director, said there have been no complaints about overcrowding...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: News Briefs | 9/26/1989 | See Source »

...very tough in 1981," recalls Brundtland of her first brief eight- month stint as Prime Minister, when it seemed sometimes that the entire country was waiting for her to fail. "In the worst times I always thought, If you get through this, it will be much better for the next woman." As it turned out, she was the next woman, and by 1986, when she returned to power, her gender was no longer much of an issue. The collapse of oil prices had left Norway high and dry and deep in debt: Brundtland dazzled both friends and foes with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Norway's Radical Daughter GRO HARLEM BRUNDTLAND | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

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