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The University faces the impending problem of propelling these women from junior to senior-level positions. Faculty members say Harvard must continue to reform its tenure system--and general attitude--which is skewed in favor of "upperclass white males with wives at home to take care of the children," in...

Author: By Susan B. Glasser, | Title: Tenuring Women Profs: Not the 7% Solution | 3/3/1988 | See Source »

Brook meticulously undercuts or complicates every stereotype with a welcome particularity. The crucial performance is by Film Star Brian Dennehy (Silverado, F/X) as a benevolent yet diffident Lopakhin, less a brash parvenu than a man poignantly conscious of his humble origins and clumsily trying to fit in. He is in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Samovars Without Stereotypes THE CHERRY ORCHARD | 2/8/1988 | See Source »

Mecham's brother Willard, who served as treasurer in his campaign, was indicted on three separate counts in the alleged scheme. Mecham reported the loan to the state last November, only after it was disclosed by reporters. The indictment was but the latest in a series of woes for the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Arizona: More Trouble For Mecham | 1/18/1988 | See Source »

Then, since blind panic is no more sustainable than unthinking euphoria, came a crazy whipsawing that continued virtually all week and in markets all around the world. Up, down, up, down, with trends reversing in hours, and then reversing again. And always the questions: Would the stock crisis cause a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Crash: Panic Grips The Globe | 11/2/1987 | See Source »

Deaver seems to have made a strong comeback from alcoholism, and is dealing well with the strain of his impending trial. "He is a man at peace with himself," says a friend. "He's in marvelous mental shape, relaxed, pleasant and interested in gardening." Indeed, the day before jury selection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pondering A High-Proof Defense | 11/2/1987 | See Source »

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