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McCombe also battled Harvard in court, when he took up the cause of a fellow security guard, Viatcheslav Abramian. Abramian complained he was discriminated against as a result of his Russian background. His complaints were dismissed in an internal investigation...
...they don’t have people like us around,” he added, speaking of his business background. “It’s a great time to join because there is such great change. The change is still ongoing, and we have a ways...
...than some kind of Superwoman, who goes around and plucks a pubic hair from a pillow, and says 'Ah, our offender is a right-handed Caucasian with a harelip.' She's never going to do that kind of thing. She's always going to be kind of in the background of the investigation, and she's Jeffrey's sounding board. She's very much like most of the women I know. GG: How would you describe Jeffrey...
...European leaders had agreed in 1999 that Turkey's undeniable progress in human rights and democracy ought to be rewarded with formal talks on full membership. Washington was cheering in the background, arguing that the acceptance of an overwhelmingly Muslim country, long a bulwark of NATO, into the EU would show other predominately Muslim states the benefits of reform and democracy...
...packed with anodyne activities such as a boat ride to twee Mackinac Island. Lancaster spends an inordinate amount of energy pairing each scholar with a career-appropriate mentor. The mentors are accomplished and tend to be wealthy--a hedge-fund manager, a university president, movie people--and all undergo background checks...