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After leaving the health ministry, Frenk was considered a leading candidate for the directorship of World Health Organization, and even won the endorsement of the renowned British medical journal, The Lancet.Frenk, who started his career as an academic researcher before moving into the policy arena, said that he does not expect his position as dean to be all that different from his previous post as health minister. He emphasized that his tenure as minister was characterized by the use of scientific knowledge to guide policy. “For me, it’s all grounded in my firm belief...
...letter claimed that Greenberg, a white civil rights lawyer, was objectionable because of his “apparent hostility toward historically predominantly Black educational institutions, his adamant refusal to relinquish directorship of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund to a Black attorney, and his opposition to Black student associations on predominantly white campuses...
...cushy one for U.S. executives of a certain level: jet into Tokyo or Paris, tuck family into American schools and clubs, slide into fully established local office as the bigwig from headquarters. It was more of an exotic detour for loyal lifetimers than a slingshot into directorship for the young and ambitious--but who cared? Somewhere, perhaps in Tokyo or Paris, that old-timey expatriate still sips his midday martini at the foreigners' club. But in the rough-and-tumble markets of China and India, a new generation of expats--they prefer "global executives," thank you--haven...
...usually say that there are three rules of entertaining children, three things that kids find funny,” says Michael B. Hoagland ’07, one half of the directorship of this year’s Sunken Garden Children’s Theatre (SGCT) production, an adaptation of “Hansel and Gretel.” “Funny voices, falling down and—Oh, God—what’s the third!? I’m sure Mary can tell you.” “Mike said funny voices, falling down...
...phenomenal. They’re all playing multiple roles, four or five characters. It will blow your world how they play them, what they bring. There’s really not a better way to spend your Friday night. The trial by fire nature of a first-time directorship has certainly tested Jones’ stamina. Tired though she may be, thoughts of the future are already on mind.I certainly hope I’ll keep up directing. I’ll keep applying to be a director next year. I’ve just learned so, so much...