Word: appointing
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...need.” Romer and her husband David H. Romer, both currently economics professors at Berkeley, were expected to move to Harvard last May. While Romer’s husband received a tenure offer from Harvard, the University did not extend a similar offer to the newly-appointed CEA chair—a decision which sparked much debate among economists in academic circles nationwide. “She’s had a very impressive career,” said Mankiw, a close friend of the Romers who was David’s best man at their wedding...
...next two weeks, Smith will appoint a priorities committee to facilitate discussion between Smith and faculty about budgetary planning until March...
...most qualified, but also marked a sharp contrast to his GOP opponent. Moreover, Obama’s willingness to engage with intellectuals of all political stripes is a welcome change from the previous administration, which often prioritized political affiliation over competency: President Bush’s attempted appointment of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court is a salient example of his utter disregard for experience and competency in exchange for political maneuvering. As Obama shifts the focus back to ability, he will have no choice but to turn to those who are familiar with Washington politics; this inevitability...
...life, said tutors are hired, in part, based on their expertise in areas such as law, writing, or medicine, but House masters often struggle to fill other positions. “You might not have someone who is really interested in job number 10, but you might have to appoint someone to each of those [specialty] areas—and that’s a struggle for the masters,” Nelson said. While the College is still reluctant to tamper with Harvard’s decentralized residential House system, the committee recognized that a lack of coordination from...
...also deeper, more long-term motives lying behind the decision to call this unprecedented meeting. At 73 and not in the best health, the Dalai Lama is keenly aware of his mortality. Should he die without his succession resolved, there would almost certainly be an attempt by Beijing to appoint its own Dalai Lama, just as it did nearly two decades ago in the case of the second highest ranking monk in the Tibetan hierarchy, the Panchen Lama. "He's already indicated that he's ready to consider a number of non-traditional possibilities such as appointing a child successor...