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Of course, defenders of our current batch of ambassadors rightly point out that this administration was not the first to put the suitcase of cash before the diplomatic caché. Presidential scholars suggest the shift came last century, when Franklin Roosevelt appointed an especially generous donor, Joseph Kennedy, as his...
John F. Kennedy ’40, in the fourth 1960 Presidential debate, pledged to “throughout the world appoint the best people we can get, ambassadors who can speak the language, not merely people who made a political contribution.” Today, in an age of...
Hey, Professor Caroline Elkins and Radcliffe Fellow Geraldine Brooks, how did you celebrate winning the Pulitzer? Caroline Elkins: “I’ve opened a couple bottles of champagne. I’m in Cape Cod right now with some family and friends.” Geraldine Brooks...
Incoming Interim President Derek C. Bok has asked a former administrator to take an informal look at academic administration in University Hall, in preparation for the appointment of the new dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Carol J. Thompson, who was the Faculty’s associate dean...
John Fallon of the Cambridge Inspectional Services has been staring down rodents and rummaging through rubbish for a long time—but he still recalls one of the most egregious restaurant violations in his two-decade-long career.The assistant commissioner, who was once a sanitary inspector, says he observed...