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...power struggle at American Express in 1985. He never lost another, leaving a pile of adversaries, and colleagues, in his wake as he rose to the pinnacle of U.S. financial power at Citi. When Weill consolidated power following the 1998 merger of Travelers with Citicorp, previous favorite son Jamie Dimon was written off like a bad loan. So Prince knows he can't afford to stumble--at least not before Weill lets go of the chairman's role in 2 1/2 years...
...educators, we believe that this frightening rise in attrition is not the result of students’ fear of failure on MCAS. Rather it is the result of students’ understanding that the worth of MCAS is only a diploma, not education. As our colleague, Dimon Professor in Communities and Schools Pedro Noguera, has recently noted from his interviews with Boston public school students, students want to be challenged and engaged in their work. Formulaic test preparation drains the life out of both classrooms and students...
...took over were either in desperate shape or fat, dumb and happy; he made them lean and mean--and spread stock options through the ranks. Langley's Weill is deal hungry, overcompensated and, when necessary, cold blooded. He famously ousted his respected protege and potential successor at Citigroup, Jamie Dimon (now CEO of Bank One), to preserve his own power...
Stressing what he called the integral link between public service and political advocacy, Dimon Professor of Education Pedro Noguera said it was important for students to organize community support around their projects...
...PSLM accomplish this? Merriam-Webster’s defines coercion as “to bring about by force or threat.” At a recent rally for PSLM, Dimon Professor of Communities and Schools Pedro Noguera was quoted as saying, “if [Summers] wants a peaceful spring, he’ll deal with us now.” PSLM member Madeleine S. Elfenbein ’04 has written, “Harvard will have to continue to post police officers outside of Mass. Hall.” Supplemented by the posters...