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During the talk--moderated by President of the Harvard Law Review Barack Obama--Professor of Education and Sociology Nathan Glazer defined as "a special effort for special groups, on the basis of underutilization," a term referring to the comparison of the number of minorities in a particular job to the number eligible for that...
...while the recently-elected President of the Harvard Law Review, Barack H. Obama, called the announcement an "encouraging sign," Tynia D. Richard, president of the Harvard Black Law Students Association, expressed reservations about the selection of a male Black professor...
...Obama, 28, came to the Law School last year after having graduated from Columbia College and directed a Chicago counseling program for the disadvantaged for several years...
...significant change from the Harvard Law School of the past," said Obama. "[But] for every one of me, there are a whole bunch of young Black people who, because of drugs, poverty, or whatever, aren't getting the opportunities I have," he said...
...Obama said yesterday he plans to continue working in the public sector when he graduates from law school, but is unsure what form that work would take. He said he will consider anything from running for elected office to setting up community service programs...