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...first black woman president in the world and the first woman elected head of any African country. “She has been a courageous fighter for democracy and transparency in Liberia,” said HKS Dean David T. Ellwood ’75, who issued the formal invitation to Johnson-Sirleaf. “She represents a role model for many of our students.” Swanee G. Hunt, former ambassador to Austria and director of the Women and Public Policy Program at HKS, called Johnson-Sirleaf “a beacon for progressive leadership across Africa...
...wished to test his strength, then asked Corcoran if he wanted to be lifted into the air. Soon James’ feet were dangling in the vicinity of Summers’ shoulders.Gillis said he organized yesterday’s event when he realized that Summers would not have a formal role in the Commencement ceremonies.“I was auditing Summers’ Globalization class, and I’ve always felt Summers was an important person here at Harvard, and I felt kind of bad that he had nothing to do with Commencement week,” Gillis...
...College. But there’s no question that the manure only ever flows downhill. Or, in Harvard’s case, down the stairs from the third floor of University Hall—home to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), of which the College is a formal subsidiary—to the Harvard College Dean’s Office on the first. At Harvard, tradition keeps the College firmly pinioned under the short end of the stick...
...leadership tension at Trinity. However, they say, individual U.C.C. churches are autonomous and the national body can do little to intervene. Barbara Powell, a U.C.C. headquarters spokeswoman, noted that "Trinity didn't follow the normal U.C.C. guidelines for the [pastoral] search" (Wright handpicked Moss, apparently without a formal search committee), but said it was hard to imagine that Moss wouldn't successfully complete the ordination process...
...himself any favors with his delivery. His presentation wasn't horrible, for him. But McCain is an awkward speaker at best; he's far better interacting with voters in a town hall or with reporters on the back of his campaign bus. He has none of Obama's formal oratorical skills - a contrast that will become only more glaring as the campaign progresses. McCain's hope is that Obama's superior speaking skills will dazzle pundits and other elites but won't translate into votes. "This is not a speech-making contest," Alex Castellanos, a G.O.P. consultant and outside adviser...