Word: aloofness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Despite Harvard’s reputation for being aloof and inconsiderate, many community members say they still hold out hope for a future of cooperation...
...BC’s policy of open disclosure stands in stark contrast to what Allston residents say is Harvard’s aloof approach to dealing with the community as the University expands in their neighborhood...
Working-class champion vs. faculty-club favorite is a Democratic chestnut. Obama descends from a long line of forefathers: Jerry Brown, Gary Hart, Paul Tsongas, Bill Bradley, Howard Dean. Principled, bookish, often aloof--nearly every campaign produces one, and they'd all be President if Presidents were chosen by the salons at Charlie Rose's round table. But Presidents are, in fact, chosen over the dinner tables of ordinary folks, who have an enduring immunity to the charms of such candidates. Obama, however, is a debugged and turbocharged version of the old model; he is expanding the affluent constituency...
...back to Indonesia to do fieldwork for her Ph.D. Obama, then about 14, told her he would stay behind. He was tired of being new, and he appreciated the autonomy his grandparents gave him. Ann did not argue with him. "She kept a certain part of herself aloof or removed," says Mary Zurbuchen, a friend from Jakarta. "I think maybe in some way this was how she managed to cross so many boundaries...
...When El-Erian assumed leadership of HMC in 2006, the firm was severely in need of rebuilding following Meyer’s debilitating departure. Despite his short tenure, El-Erian left his mark on the institution, reorganizing HMC’s internal infrastructure and increasing the traditionally aloof company’s ties with the University—changes that remain in place today...