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...candidate and “unfair” to the professors involved in the process. A dozen professors either declined to speak about Adolphson’s situation or did not return requests for comment last night. Adolphson will have to leave the University after his contract ends next spring. Iman Khosrowpour, a third-year graduate student who drafted the letter, said that Adolphson “should have tenure because we think he’s the best in his field, not only as a scholar but as a mentor.” “At this point...
...Regan after her much booed O.J. Simpson memoir, but the publishing exec's rude behavior apparently sealed the deal. Sutton tells of law firms and Wall Street shops now purging their louts. As more corporations adopt codes of conduct that outlaw boorishness, we may see managers stapling the broken contract to the pink slip...
Many tropical nations, especially those in sub-Saharan Africa, are not so lucky. Malaria is caused by a bacterial parasite which is spread by mosquitoes. Each year over 300 million people contract the disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 to 3 million people die from malaria each year, and three-quarters of the fatalities are African children...
Kaufman is currently teaching Sociology 153, “Media and the American Mind,” with 48 students enrolled. He said that he may not stay at Harvard next year despite the fact that his contract lasts through the 2007-2008 academic year...
...approach to his signature issue, the fight against terrorism. Those memorable images of September 2001, Giuliani dusted with the soot of fallen buildings and atomized aircraft, give him automatic standing on this powerful topic in every corner of the country. Traveling by private jet (Gulfstream IV or better, his contract stipulates) and charging $100,000 for each speech, Giuliani reassures audiences that all America requires to prevail is confidence...