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Those reasons apply specifically to the Skocpol case. The last explanation--and the one that relates the recent decision in Sociology to the larger problem of how the tenure system treats associate professors--is that some professors in the department thought Skocpol had not sufficiently established herself in the field--by Harvard standards. She has not, to use the language of the tenure guidelines, attained the lofty heights "reserved for scholars of the first order of eminence...
...CRITERIA THEMSELVES, although they succeed in producing a high quality faculty, could become a major problem in the near future. Most departments operate now on the assumption that if they have a position available, they will be able to find a renowned scholar to fill it. That may become harder to do, however, as universities intensify their competition for top scholars; Harvard's allure may dimish in comparison with larger salaries, lighter teaching loads, and other tidbits competing universities might dangle before a sought-after professor...
...therein, perhaps, is the problem. While the play sounds simple, it is enormously difficult to execute. Few disparage the logic behind the Multiflex, but in an area where success and failure can be measured with perfect accuracy--i.e. wins and losses--the system has proved only a moderate success, and, for the past three years, not very successful at all. Since 1976, Harvard football is 11-15-1; Restic steadfastly maintains the system is not at fault. The coach says all of the system's problems stem from personnel fallibility: "The only time it [the Multiflex] doesn...
...same problem today that we did against UMass, an inability to score," said coach Doug Tashjian of the men's junior varsity soccer team, after his squad lost at Amherst yesterday...
Last Monday, President Horner denied the committee's request for funds to publicize the rally. At that time Horner said she didn't think the march "solves the problem...