Word: columbia
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Robert J. Barro, Waggoner professor of economics, announces he will leave Harvard for Columbia University next year. A week later he reverses his decision, without explanation...
...embassy in Washington would confirm that el-Gaili was not, in fact, a terrorist. El-Gaili's Egyptian experience, is removed, and yet not, from his preparations to move to New York City after graduation. At Morgan Stanley el-Gaili will analyze oil and gas deals before proceeding to Columbia Law School to study corporate and constitutional law. While seemingly on a straightforward professional career path, el-Gaili says he wishes to use his education to improve conditions in Sudan...
...addition, Barro decided to accept a lucrative tenure offer at Columbia and then changed his mind shortly after, deciding instead, to remain at Harvard...
Barro marked one of the more bizarre tenure issues this year. Barro, a tenured professor at Harvard, announced that he would accept a professorship at Columbia University. But shortly after this announcement, Barro reversed his decision and decided to remain at Harvard...
...Living and teaching in New York is a constant reeducation," Delbanco says. "Columbia does not have quite the sanctuary quality of Harvard, but it's location in New York keeps me in touch with intellectual currents and the excitement of contemporary society...