Steele, Claude M
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Social psychologist and educator Claude M. Steele has played a significant role in the debate on race since the beginning of the 1990s. He believes that affirmative action is most effective in conjunction with programmes that emphasize students' academic potential.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2001
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Gandy, Kim
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A biography of the President of the National Organization for Women (NOW), Kim Gandy, is presented. NOW was established in 1966 and in 2001 is the most important feminist organization in the United States.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2001
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Gowers, Timothy
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A biography of the mathematician Timothy Gowers is presented. His work in the field of infinite dimensional spaces has won him the Fields Medal. His achievements and research in mathematics are discussed.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2001
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