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Since then they have performed around the world and won major competitions. They have learned near perfect English. After some bouncing around, they now live with a generous juggling aficionado in a mansion about an hour outside Los Angeles. And they have acquired a mentor, a brilliant, bombastic, shaven-headed, muscle-bound juggler named Jason Garfield...
...time or even delay it, at least I could enjoy the moment for a while: carpe diem. On June 21, I was shocked to learn that longtime Technical Director of College Theatre, Alan Symonds ’69, had passed away. I considered him both a friend and a mentor. Thus, his death deeply shook me; it reminded me of opportunities missed, of relentless time. When I confidently introduced myself as a “lighting designer” during my first days at Harvard, everyone told me I ought to meet Alan. However, my freshman year came and went...
Summers has top-level connections at both firms. The president’s mentor and predecessor as Treasury Secretary, Robert E. Rubin ’60, is the chairman of Citigroup’s executive committee and a member of the Corporation. And in Summers’ final Commencement address, the president described the life of a Bronx mailman’s son who had risen to lead a top American financial firm, an apparent reference to newly appointed Goldman chief executive Lloyd C. Blankfein...
...This time the schools aren't adding desks. They're developing elaborate university-linked retirement villages. The goal is to lure back empty-nest alumni who want to live in a collegiate environment--auditing classes, picking up new skills for their postcareer career or giving something back as a mentor to young students...
...mentor and our friend,” Ur said. “It's impossible for any other human being to be involved in and accomplish as much as Alan...