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...focal point of this change (and the possible impetus for it all) is the return of the New Members of Congress Conference to Harvard after its brief departure in 1994. According to Forum Director Heather Campion, some 35 of 70 Republicans and Democrats who received invites to this year's New Member ho-down have RSVP'd in the affirmative, though she declined to cite party breakdown. Campion and other K-School administrators will point out that Congress endorsed no official initiation program in 1994, but it was widely reported at the time that the new speaker of the house...
...professionals to be morally bankrupt, otherwise I would not be pursing that option myself. Consulting, money management and corporate law can be exceptionally fulfilling careers, and offer opportunities to serve the community as well. I think it is safe to say, however, that public service is not the focal point of these corporate fields. Those who want to make public service the focus of their careers deserve praise for their dedication, not disdain for earning a comparatively low salary. Those who enter public service will not make as much as those in the private sector. That...
Three days after being approved by California voters, Proposition 209 remains the focal point of the affirmative action controversy...
...Harvard has become a focal point of the show's recruiting effort. The Phillips Brooks House Association received mail urging members to apply, members said...
...room to hold the profits. This year the industry will earn more than $10 billion, a record, as occupancy and rates go up and costs go down. Stocks of such companies as Hospitality Franchise Systems, Marriott International and ITT are soaring. ITT, which owns Sheraton, has made lodging a focal point of its future growth. Lodging companies that also own casinos, as do Hilton and ITT, are racking up big wins...