Word: action
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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After seven minutes of Crimson turnovers and botched plays, Brandeis had cut the Harvard lead to five, 36-31. McLaughlin then hustled the first string back into action...
Kilson said Rosovsky told him if he repeated the action, Rosovsky would consider placing the matter before the Corporation, which has the power to revoke tenure...
...procedure, Walzer then reports her finding to Dean Fox, who in turn reports to Dean Rosovsky. If the case is termed "of great seriousness," then Rosovsky will meet with the professor implicated and decide whether to discipline the faculty member. Dean Rosovsky notes he has three courses of action open to him if he finds a complaint is justified. He may officially reprimand a professor; formally charge him before the Corporation, which may revoke his tenure; or place him on a medical leave of absence...
...three said the letter's only impact is symbolic. Young added, however, that because the Carter administration pays a great deal of attention to its image, the letter may encourage Carter to take further action...
Lastly, one marvels at Science for the People's heroic incomprehension of their own vulnerability when they speak of the ideological legitimization of genocidal action. Every source of prestige (including Darwin), from religion to science to social science, has been used to legitimize genocide, powerseeking, and exploitation. Applying their own standards to themselves, one would find them ideological participants in the Soviet Gulag, the Cambodian holocaust, and China's system of "re-education...