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...hiring decisions for career posts on political considerations, according to an internal report released on July 28. The report singled out Monica Goodling, a top aide who routinely quizzed candidates about their political ideology even though it was illegal and against department policy to do so. Some of her interview questions: "Why are you a Republican?" "What is it about George W. Bush that makes you want to serve him?" "Aside from the President, give us an example of someone currently or recently in public service who you admire." "Tell us about your political philosophy...
Frenk emphasized the global nature of public health in a phone interview on Tuesday, saying that his top priority as dean would be to strengthen the school’s rapport with the rest of the world. Frenk, who was health minister from 2000 to 2006, was the founding director-general of Mexico's National Institute of Public Health and later served as an executive director of the World Health Organization. He is currently a senior fellow in the global health program at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation."In these and other leadership roles, he has emerged over...
...though the school has a reputation as a powerhouse, it is also less wealthy than many of Harvard's other units, meaning that the new dean will have to continue to improve the school's finances, particularly in the area of student aid.Frenk gave few specifics in his first interview about his plans as dean, saying that first he will spend the coming months working closely with Bloom and faculty and students to understand their needs and expectations. As a Mexican national, Frenk will be one of two deans at Harvard who hails from a country other than the United...
...that it seems. But don't take my word for it. Here is Douglas Holtz-Eakin, McCain's chief economic policy adviser. "I used to say that Barack Obama raises taxes and John McCain cuts them, and I was convinced," he told me in a phone interview this week. "I stand corrected [about Obama's plans...
...court to ban the AKP and 71 of its politicians, including Erdogan, for anti-secularism. Erdogan has since conceded he may have made mistakes. "We need to restore social peace again. What is important is to live together under this sky in unity," he said in a Hurriyet interview on Saturday...