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...Affirmative action programs go beyond the purview of the present report, but a few observations may be relevant. In fields where high test scores seem to be a prerequisite for adequate academic performance, "affirmative action" may imply remedial education rather than lower standards or greater recruitment efforts in very limited pools...
...reasons that since custody has become an issue, the dispute centers on family law, traditionally the purview of state courts...
...answers from three Faculty members and one administrator on the committee: student government will "ultimately," "inevitably," and "absolutely" remain "advisory." And when students on the committee suggested abolishing the Committee on Rights and Responsibilities and substituting a student judicial board, Dowling told them that disciplinary matters are "beyond the purview" of the committee. This week two student members of the committee reacted strongly to these proclamations by advising the current assembly to oppose the committee's final recommendations if they do not include "genuine power and influence" for the new government...
...time. He should also abide by the HIID charter, which states that the Faculty Council "shall consider all matters requiring or likely to require the action of or attention of the President and the Corporation." The charter also states the "Corporation appointments in the Institute" shall be "within the purview of the council...
...offered Arnold C. Harberger the top position at the Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID) without consulting HIID's Faculty Council, much less warning them that he was going to make the offer. The HIID charter explicitly states that "Corporation appointments in the Institute shall be within the purview of the Council...