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...number of ads run in the same period by Bill Richardson, who leads the Democrats in number of television-ad buys...
...divisional dean then arranges for several departmental “witnesses” familiar with the nominee’s work to come before the committee individually. Although the committee questions the witnesses and assesses the value of the nominee’s field, a peculiar aspect of this ad hoc committee is that no votes are taken throughout the process. The committee is essentially just an advisory group to the President, who alone makes the final decision...
...well as dossier-size, is needed when considering someone for tenure. “I think we do have to make sure that we provide teaching support for people who are great researchers to bring them up to the bar as good teachers,” says Faust, adding that it is also important that she “have sufficient information and ask the right questions about individuals who are presented to me for tenure through the ad hoc system...
More recently the liberal think-tank MoveOn.org took out a full-page ad in “The New York Times” denouncing a report on the state of Iraq from General David Petraeus. Under the pretense of political action readers of the paper were treated to the bold proclamation: “General Petraeus or General Betray Us.” Despite the hard facts under the headline about the state of Iraq, MoveOn.org only succeeded in shifting attention away from the military report and onto the think-tank itself...
Like the MoveOn.org ad, the shirts were “edgy,” but not to the point of egotism. At the heart of the stunt was not a desire to intentionally polarize the student body, but to spark reasoned debate. And so long as campus activists remember that their purpose is to promote a cause, not themselves, we should be able to avoid the worst instances of thunder-stealing...