Yale Bulletin
and Calendar

March 1-8, 1999Volume 27, Number 23


























Letter to the Faculty of Arts and
Sciences from President Richard C.
Levin and Provost Alison F. Richard
Since the 1970s, Yale has sought to increase the diversity of its students, its faculty, and its staff. We view this goal as an institutional imperative. The quest for excellence requires that we search every population to identify those individuals with the greatest potential to advance knowledge and lead society.
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Senior honored by USA Today
for her academic excellence
Jillian M. Cutler, who two months ago received a prestigious Marshall Scholarship for study in England, is wrapping up her senior year with yet another accolade: USA Today has named her to its 10th annual All-USA College Academic Team.
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'Have Bones, Will Travel'--
Nurse instructor teaching youths about human anatomy via outreach program
With a clenched fist, Linda Pellico knocks her hand against the side of her head. "Everything you are, and everything you will ever be, is right here," she says as she paces before a large group of third-graders at New Haven's Prince School.
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O T H E RS T O R I E S

Senator decries Americans' growing cynicism about politics

Author discusses public's 'profound ambivalence' about lawyers

Graduate student wins support for research on removing viruses from blood plasma

Ancient Jewish legend takes shape in 'The Golem'

Campus Notes





"Maquette for King and Queen" by Henry Moore, one of the sculptures on view in the Yale Center for British Art's exhibition "Henry Moore and the Heroic." This week's tours of the exhibition will take place on March 4 and 7.