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...leftist guerrillas and allied with the government to bring down major drug traffickers such as the notorious Pablo Escobar. Many of the paramilitary leaders later confessed they had funded their own activities by dealing drugs, but claimed they virtually stopped anti-social crime in areas under their control. Gustavo Duncan, who authored a book on the Colombian paramilitaries, says similar organizations could emerge in Mexico amid the breakdown in state authority. "While Mexico may not ever get as bad as Colombia, some of the factors are very similar," Duncan notes. "When the state cannot keep control in certain areas...
Beginning in mid-April, alumni will be able to vote for five new Overseers to serve six-year terms on the 30-member board. An additional Overseer will be chosen to finish out the term of Arne S. Duncan ’86, who has joined President Barack Obama’s administration as Secretary of Education. The results of the election will be announced at this year’s June 4 Commencement ceremony...
...people who knew Duncan in childhood and on the basketball court expect big things from the new education secretary, whom they remember as a goal-oriented and passionate leader. “I think any time you have basketball players in positions of leadership, it’s a good thing,” says Mclaughlin, laughing...
...basketball remains a part of Duncan’s life. He continues to play in three-on-three tournaments, and has shared a court with Obama. Now, as Duncan steps into his new role as Secretary of Education, he brings with him the leadership skills that proved equally effective on the court at Harvard and in one of the nation’s largest school systems...
...magazine headline and article “Arnie S. Duncan ’87” incorrectly stated that the nominee for Secretary of Education graduated from Harvard College in 1987. In fact, he graduated from the College...