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...model minorities." Consequently, both groups threaten the non-Jewish white majority, creating what a Newsweek interviewee termed "feelings of being overwhelmed." To its credit, Newsweek points out the irrationality of this paranoia, yet it does little more than feed the anti-Asian backlash as it buttresses the age-old stereotypes presented in its April article...
...made that endeavor great and successful for generations. But despite all these factors, those who stayed in teaching during this period, or who were able to start--if they fought successfully against becoming demoralized--have continued to lead privileged lives in the classroom. There, while the content changes, the age-old structure of relationships changes little--or, as I have suggested, it improves, based on better models. The intrinsic rewards never change. The process (including such details as papers and exams) that enables teachers and students to see the foundations of the Temple laid--this still goes on. Moreover...
...Jackson campaign workers used an age-old tactic: if the candidate is not getting enough attention at home, send him abroad. With Reagan's foreign policy becoming a growing thorn in his side, Jackson's concern for Goodman was well-timed. But Jackson has a history of such maneuvers. He has become the most recognized Black leader since the Civil Rights Movement, without running or holding any political office. When his Operation PUSH was under investigation for questionable financial shuffling, where was Jackson? Lending his support to Black mayoral candidates Harold Washington. Mel King and Wilson Goode, so that their...
...early days of the 19th century. But now, Massachusetts has come alive with the restless spirit of democratic reform and, for the first time, the autocratic McGee has been seriously challenged. Furthermore, in this, his moment of vulnerability, all the signs indicate that a momentous revolution in the age-old form of Massachusetts representative government has begun...
...from professors down to teaching fellows--and the next dean should decide from the start how much time he will take from internal Faculty disputes devote to classroom concerns, and to what extent he will insure good teaching in the push to get good names. In addition to these age-old concerns, Harvard, just as every other school in the country, is facing a technological revolution--which, if handled right, could harness these innovations to enhance an undergraduate education, and if handled poorly or ignored, could significantly diminish the worth of a Harvard diploma...