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Despite this progress, Hoyte says, there has been no retrenchment in the University's efforts to attract and welcome Asian-American students...
Since 1994, the Kennedy School appears to have made a concerted effort to attract Republican talent to its administrative ranks. Last week's announcement of the appointment of Sheila Burke, Bob Dole's former chief of staff, to the position of executive dean is a notable example of such an ideological transformation. Dean Joseph S. Nye disputes that his hiring reflects a conservative bent. He explains, "The reason I hired Sheila Burke is that she is a first-rate manager with practical experience in government and a graduate of the school to boot." No one would deny that Burke...
...causing the surface to darken and, in some cases, turn soft and sticky. In the 1970s, biochemists hypothesized that the same reaction might occur in the bodies of people suffering from diabetes, as excess glucose combined with proteins in the course of metabolism. When sugars and proteins bond, they attract other proteins, which form a sticky, weblike network that could stiffen joints, block arteries and cloud clear tissues like the lens of the eye, leading to cataracts. Since diabetics suffer from all these ailments, the biochemists guessed they were right...
...processors, modems and CD-ROM drives, with an occasional dip toward better design. Toshiba, however, wowed the crowded desktop dance floor with a balletic new product that blends the functions of a computer with the capabilities of TV and stereo. With its radical design, innovative features and ability to attract a crowd, the Infinia Home PC is a critical...
...York Times makes several hundred thousand dollars. In this magical kingdom, a partner at Sullivan and Cromwell earns $25,000 a year, and similarly those at Smith Barney, Bear Stearns, McKinsey and the others receive a meager $30,000 salary. Would Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Columbia Law Schools still attract enough students to fill next year's incoming class? Would the same percentage of Harvard seniors still decide to undergo recruiting? In sum, would these corporate-America professions still have an appeal without their reputation for money-making...