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Even in America, a philosopher king like Kennedy or Galbraith lives above the rest of society but identifies with the common man. The Kennedy School, however, seems obsessed with absorbing the Kennedy attitude of noblesse oblige and passing it on to the leaders it trains...
This week's "Cheer of the Week" has been brought to us by David Halberstam '55. In regard to his participation in a forum at the Kennedy School on the changing American presidency last week, Halberstam commented. "It's an honor to be seated with the professors (J.K. Galbraith and Richard Neustadt) who gave me C's when I was an undergraduate...
John Kenneth Galbraith, Warburg Professor of Economics Emeritus, said that members of his profession ought to make public their outside sources of income. "Since economists speak out regularly on public issues, one should know by whom they are employed. If they are working for a government or trade union this will generally be known. If they are working for a corporation or a consulting firm it should equally be a part of the public record...
...Galbraith also said professors consult "for the money. All will say that it gives a deeper experience in the world of practical affairs. All will disguise the reality--which is that it's a good way of supplementing academic pay." But not wanting to seem "self-righteous," he added "I've never done it myself, but I've never known for sure whether that was because of moral resistance or because I wasn't under financial pressure...
John B. Fox Jr. '59 stands 6 ft., 4 in. tall, and is probably the only administrator who can take Professor Emeritus John Kenneth Galbraith (also 6-8) on, one-on-one. You won't have trouble noticing him as he ducks into his office in University Hall every morning to play dean of the College. Basically, Fox is responsible for picking up all the loose administrative ends of things that have to do with the College. He is chairman of the Administrative Board, which decides disciplinary cases, and uh, he helps Dean Rosovsky...