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...that’s a function of the economy.” An active alumnus, Dimon received his MBA from HBS as a Baker Scholar—a student in the top five percent of his class—in 1982. He has served in executive roles at American Express, Travelers Group, and Smith Barney before moving to Bank One Corp., which later merged with JPMorgan. Dimon currently serves on the board of the Business School and spoke on a panel at its centennial celebration in October. HBS spokesman Brian Kenny said that the school is pleased to have Dimon...
...York Times read that “a memorial to men of different sects shouldn’t be religious” and a 1931 editorial in The Crimson eloquently concluded, “To railroad through the University a War Memorial Chapel that does not express the ideals of all Harvard men is to confine its significance to brick and steel.” Despite these objections, Lowell’s church was completed, with alumni funding...
...Throughout Monday, Italian television showed scenes of entire blocks of homes decimated and weeping survivors walking dazed in the dusty aftermath. Pope Benedict XVI offered prayers for the victims, while Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi canceled a trip to Russia. Other world leaders, including President Barack Obama, called to express their solidarity with the Italians. The deadly quake came just hours after a magnitude 4.6 tremor was felt across Italy's north-central region, with no reports of damage. Italy's boot-shaped peninsula is crisscrossed by two fault lines, with about 20 million of its 57 million residents...
...power of touch, the researchers placed two products, a Slinky and a coffee mug, in front of 231 undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin. About half were told they could touch the products, while the other half were prohibited from fiddling with them. Students were then asked to express their sense of ownership of the products and to indicate how much money they were willing to pay for each...
...collection may not seem to have one single meaning, but Niisato does know what he wants the audience to take away from his creations. “Through my work, it’s hard to say definitely what I am trying to convey, but I want to express my passion for ceramics to the viewer,” Niisato said. “I want the viewer to have their own experience with the work as a piece of art and for that experience to change with them through time. Other than that, I think my work speaks better...