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...stringent hiring trend posed a stark contrast to the tremendous prosperity of the preceding years: in the decade prior to the financial crisis, the professoriate grew by roughly 20 percent—from 589 to 712 individuals—and plans were in place to hire as many...
...Jennings grew up in trailer parks in rural North Carolina. Neither of his parents had completed high school, and no one in his family had attended college...
...years at Harvard. Gracing the top-10 player list of 10 different statistical categories within his conference last year—the only player in the NCAA to perform such a feat—Lin’s numerical prowess continued through to his senior year as his persona grew increasingly large in the national eye. The guard led all Ivy players in steals at 2.4 per game and also worked his way into the top 10 in scoring (16.4), field goal percentage (.519), assists (4.6), blocked shots (1.1), assist/turnover ratio (1.5), defensive rebounds (3.6), and minutes played...
...email. “His talent was clear to anyone who watched us play. What not everyone saw was that he drove other players to compete and play at his level. His expectations at practice changed the habits and expectations of the team. This standard of excellence grew from practice into the games and led to much of our success...
...third child of six in a big Irish Catholic family, O’Brien grew up in Brookline, Mass. with father Dr. Thomas O’Brien, a physician and Harvard Medical School professor, and mother Ruth O’Brien, an attorney. The O’Briens were incredibly “gracious and generous,” Reiff said, and frequently opened their home to their son’s roommates...