Word: rigorous
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...unwisely overlooked the most fertile ground for a conservative critique of Harvard: the academic work that consumes the bulk of our time here. A discussion about the pernicious effects of multiculturalism might better focus on the prevalence of leftleaning scholars in many departments or on the fact that academic rigor in many social science classes seems sadly lacking...
...know the wonderful student organizations, we appreciate the rigor at Harvard [College], and we have good information about some of the less-taxing courses," Fadule grins...
...admissions office gives far less weight to grade point averages because, Fadule says, a 3.0 at West Point is much more impressive than a "B" at Harvard. HBS officials instead direct their attention to the rigor of courses taken...
...reminded of the importance of the mission to which this school has committed itself: to be a place that combines academic excellence and spiritual insight, intellectual acumen and human compassion, analytical rigor and a commitment to justice," Thiemann said...
...early brush with history: he was with his boss Robert Kennedy hours before the Attorney General's brother was shot in Dallas. Schippers' credentials--including nailing reputed mobster Sam Giancana and regularly defending unpopular clients like 1980s porn star Seka--have left him with an urge for rigor when it comes to gathering and evaluating evidence. "You can't prejudge what you don't know anything about," the father of 10 told the Los Angeles Times last month. "That's one of the things that bothers me about Washington: everybody knows what Mr. Starr has, and really nobody knows what...