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Professor of Astronomy Robert P. Kirshner '70 and his wife Jayne Loader announced Wednesday that they have resigned as co-masters of Quincy House, according to an e-mail sent to House residents by Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross...
...music equivalent to the Sistine Chapel; the flimsy singles those acts (and many others) released after they broke with him are paint-by-numbers pop. As much as a Monkees fan like myself hates to admit it, their records were never quite the same after they discarded Don Kirshner, who took his team of songwriters and backup musicians with him. And speaking of the boy-band era, remember when Britney Spears and the non-Timberlake members of 'N Sync decided to not rely so heavily on hit-crafters like Swedish producer-songwriter Max Martin and write their own songs? Anyone...
...change in how much its Masters care about Quincy’s community and its students. By responding to the seniors’ long list of suggestions with a cursory agreement to keep one new event, while simultaneously undermining other aspects of Quincy’s new-found community, Kirshner has yet again demonstrated that he does not understand what students value...
Quincy deserves to have the Gehrkes return as its Masters next year. The decision lies entirely in the hands of Dean Benedict H. Gross ’71. Unfortunately, Gross and University Hall have thus far shown very little concern for complaints that have been brought forward. Concerns about Kirshner and Loader’s leadership are not new. In fact, their Masters’ contract was renewed last year for only three years, instead of the usual five. This year, many students, tutors, and staff have gone to University Hall to explain the tremendous improvements Gehrkes have made...
...night, to eat in the dining hall, or even to keep the pool table—can make up for the intangible difference it makes to have House masters who truly love the House community and are invested in its members. That is the difference in leadership style between Kirshner and Loader and the Gehrkes...