Word: intellect
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...whatever—but the Internet most certainly is: on the net, somebody could be anyone, and it’s almost impossible to expose false claims of persona. And that means, among other things, that on the Internet, anyone—race, gender, and even sometimes talent and intellect aside—can be somebody, whether they like...
Still, Summers boasted the same impressive intellect and vision as Bollinger, and supporters said that his years dealing with Washington bigwigs had softened his sharper edges. The icing on the cake: He had a Harvard degree. Every one of Harvard’s presidents, starting with the third, had at least one degree from the University...
...been crossed off the list. The three leading candidates were Harvey V. Fineberg ’67, then provost of the University and a life-long Harvard man; Lee C. Bollinger, then president of the University of Michigan and an unorthodox administrator who wowed the committee with his intellect; and, of course, Summers...
...outstanding American artist today...and represents great values,” Counter said. “[She is] honest, decent...I am impressed with her intellect and her knowledge of people and events...
...academic life—the classes offered, what is expected of the students, the way grades are given—on his way to concluding that Harvard is, as its critics have long suspected, easy. Harvard students are “creatively lazy,” committing their considerable intellect to achieving the highest grades with the least amount of effort...