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...twisted, witty poem about a boy who gets revenge on some bullies with the help of a fuzzy, hungry monster. The Israeli-born Kimel suspects that observers see a paradox in a Harvard-educated children’s author but waves the idea away, viewing his alma mater as a logical step towards such writing; it was children’s literature, after all, that awoke his love of learning.“In the beginning there were stories,” says Germanic Languages Professor Maria Tatar, chair of the Folklore and Mythology committee and one of Kimel?...
Media critics have increasingly pointed to Harvard Business School—the alma mater of former Merrill Lynch chief executive John A. Thain, recently ousted General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner, and Bush administration Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox—as the source of the irresponsible activity that bred the crisis...
...chief executive of one of the world’s largest banks will address Harvard Business School graduates. In a press release issued earlier this week, school officials announced that James L. Dimon—chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase—will return to his alma mater to speak at Class Day on June 3. Dimon was heralded last month by the Financial Times as one of the 50 people who will lead the way out of the crisis. The announcement generated excitement among students, who said that they were looking forward to hearing Dimon?...
Last year, when you received a Ph.D. at Washington University, an honorary degree, there were huge protests. That's your alma mater. How did you feel about that? I thought the feminists made fools of themselves. And all they really succeeded in doing was let everybody in the country know that I got an honorary degree from a prestigious university...
...coming back to your Alma Mater? Obviously, judging by the snow, some things never change at Harvard...