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...billion to Fiat to free itself from a put option in the companies' 2000 joint-operating accord that could have forced the U.S. automaker to buy the Turin company outright. In the coming years, however, Elkann is expected to become the singular face of Fiat. "Because of his background, John's international mentality is not a question of schooling, it's a natural part of who he is. This is a great advantage," Montezemolo says of Elkann. More than ever now, the dynasty's future will be anchored by the eldest Elkann, known to friends and family as "Jaki...
...response to research that shows women are often overlooked in traditional search processes, the report contains a number of new guidelines aiming to make searches more equitable. For example, the report calls for search committees to be “diverse in background, perspective, and expertise.” Hammonds herself reviewed over 400 tenure appointments over the past year, and in almost two dozen cases her office provided funds to help recruit professors from groups that are under-represented in the faculty...
...experience and attention, she says, have been positive. "It's a great thing to happen," she says. "It's very euphoric." People who didn't know about her dance background have been very surprised. For now, she doesn't plan to take a modeling career any further, but is enjoying the spotlight while it lasts. She says that one of the nicest pieces of feedback she received was from a friend who said "the magazine made a good choice in picking me because I represented the best of a progressive global Indian woman...
...Elsewhere co-star pooh-poohed the job when it was offered--"I couldn't see myself reading trivia questions off a card"--but one backed-up money truck later, he calls it "the most creative thing I've ever done." Executive producer Scott St. John says Mandel had the background to straddle the show's light and dark moments, as agonized contestants, egged on by briefcase-bearing babes, risk certain cash for a shot at $1 million. "We wanted someone who could handle the drama and allow those moments to play out," St. John says...
Last night's documentary interspersed historical background with testimony from locals—many of whom were in attendance last night—about 15 cent ice cream sundaes and cow heads floating in the Charles River...