Whatever the intention was, some experts on the Middle East said, it was also a risky gamble, late in the game and carrying within it a commitment to active future involvement in the region, a burden the Bush administration had so far shrunk from shouldering.
A commitment to active citizenship through initiatives like environmental stewardship, global human rights and community involvement is not new to Timberland.
Gilbert Chu, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and of biochemistry, received the Lawrence H. Mathers Award for Exceptional Commitment to Teaching and Active Involvement in Medical Student Education.
That phase corresponded to Sartre's political commitment and active involvement in public debates, always in search of the exploitative "systems" such as capitalism, colonialism and racism at work in society and the oppressive practices of individuals who sustained them.
Such steps may further ensure commitment and active involvement of the stakeholders, including clinicians, administrators, patients and politicians.
"That's important, but there also has to be active involvement and a commitment to the cause.
"Raising the number of minority Ph.D.s is important," says Philip Phillips, a West Indian theoretical chemist at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, "but there also has to be active involvement and a commitment to the cause.
