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...fourth reader is considered a "specialty" reader...Other fourth readers serve as "ethnic" readers who review large numbers of applications from a specific minority group. By doing this, "ethnic" readers develop a greater awareness of the overall attributes of the particular minority group in an applicant class. Harvard uses ethnic or fourth readers for Asian American, Black, Hispanic and Native American applicants. The primary purpose of the Asian American "ethnic" read (reading) is to provide an additional or different sensitivity to the review of the application. The ethnic read is designed to ensure that no special cultural or ethnic factors...
...stereotyping, and for indications that cultural differences, which might have placed Asian American applicants at a disadvantage, were overlooked. Basically, as discussed more fully in the following section, we found little evidence of negative stereotyping of Asian American applicants. With respect to cultural differences it was not apparent from readers' comments or from the ratings themselves, how, if at all, ethnic or cultural background was taken into account. Perhaps more importantly, however, numerous Asian American files did not reflect review by the Asian American reader, raising the potential that cultural differences in areas affecting the personal rating, such as leadership...
...year will retain about 15% of their revenues as profit, a margin that many other businesses would envy, and although the most acute financial problems seem to be cyclical, many editors and analysts fear that the industry faces long-term trouble. The biggest problem is a steady decline in reader interest. In 1946, for every 100 U.S. households, there were 133 newspapers sold. Today that figure is halved. Even more worrisome is the sharp decline in reader interest among the under-30 generation, despite attention getters ranging from high-tech graphics to more coverage of rock music...
...devoted reader of true crime stories and a demon for detail, Burrough weaves suspense into his tales of high finance and intrigue. "I try to write somewhat the way a good murder mystery is written," he explains. "My stories sometimes read as if ((LBO king)) Henry Kravis were approaching with an ax instead of a buyout offer." Burrough may have hit the peak of fascination with 1980s whodunits. As the 1990s wear on, his agent Andrew Wylie says with literary disdain, readers are likely to become more interested in advice books on "how to stave off disaster...
...describedunder Education, Experience, Activities, or mostbriefly under Personal Background depending uponhow much emphasis and space you want to give them.If you've had leadership positions,responsibilities for organizing or initiating newprograms, financial management or any kind ofcareer-related experiences, be sure it is clearlydescribed. Explain for the non-Harvard reader whattheB...