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Perhaps it is no coincidence that graduate school is such a good fit for veterans: Deirdre C. Leopold (MBA ’80), managing director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid, observes a significant overlap between military skills and ideal Business School qualities. “We ask all applicants to tell us about their leadership experiences and aspirations—those from the military usually have lots to tell about leadership, accountability, responsibility, stamina,” Leopold wrote in an e-mailed statement. According to Monterisi, the abilities he developed as a Marine formed a foundation for success...
...daring move to reform Massachusetts’s flawed justice system, Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 recently initiated a reevaluation of the state’s mandatory minimum sentencing laws. These statutes, which require a minimum sentence for crimes that fit certain criteria, eliminate judicial discretion, can result in grievous injustices in sentencing, and shift the prison system to focus on punishment rather than rehabilitation. That’s not to say that mandatory minimum sentences are all bad—they have many benefits—but the rules as written are overly draconian...
...This article consists of several illustrations. Please see hardcopy or PDF.] The Design Bottom 100 (or however many I can fit on a page...
...devoted to the psychological and medical needs of orphans in places like Serbia, Vietnam, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan and Ethiopia. "People approach us all the time trying to affiliate their product with our organization," says Aronson, who gave her personal stamp of approval to the brand. "Erbaviva was a great fit...
...Scalise said. “Tommy Amaker, that’s a home run, even though we don’t have home runs in basketball. He is someone with stature, and you can just hear in his voice—he’s an educator. His fit with Harvard is outstanding.” —Staff writer Ted Kirby can be reached at tjkirby@fas.harvard.edu...