provost
[ 学長
=an important official at a university in the US
in the midst of a meeting
[ 会議の最中
affirmative action program
[ 積極的差別是正
= the practice of choosing people for a job, college etc who are usually treated unfairly because of their race, sex etc
color-blind
[ 人種差別のない
=treating people from different races equally and fairly
of one's accord
[ 自発的に
=without being asked or forced to do something:
merit
[ (学業上などでの)功績、評価
lower the cutoff line
[ 合格最低ラインを下げる
detriment
[ 不利、不利益
=harm or damage
it's not so clear-cut.
[ そんなにはっきりとは言い切れない
clear-cut
=easy to understand or be certain about [= definite]: #There is not always a clear-cut distinction between right and wrong.
overall academic level of our student body
[ うちの学校全体の総合的学力レベルを上げる
overall
=considering or including everything:
affecting or including all of something(LDOCE) total/complete, blankent, overall, golobal,all-embracing
a sharp rise in the enrollment of illustrious students
[ 優秀な学生の入学者数が急増
regarding diversity
[ 多様性と言う点で
☆Zero in on the lesson☆
do away with(不要な物を)廃止する・制度、規則の廃止にも使用可
capital punishment
[ 死刑
=death penalty =punishment which involves killing someone who has committed a crime *これはやりました。07年8月31日です。
for humanitarian reasons
[ 人道的理由によって
その国は、ようやくそのような残虐な刑罰方式を廃止しました。
[ The country has finally done away with such a cruel form of punishment.