Word: mentored
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Umberto Eco looks like a genial mentor, white-bearded and approachable, his comfortable rotundity settled deep in the softest armchair of his Milan living room. Yet the 73-year-old academic and author, condemned to international celebrity by his 1980 debut novel The Name of the Rose, is not without thorns. Today's discourse - ranging from his newest work of fiction, The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, to politics, religion and neckties - bristles with sharp observations. Avuncular he may seem, but this famous European intellectual has not mellowed with age. Age, memory and nostalgia are, however, the central themes...
...delighted that Theda has agreed to lead the Graduate School at a moment of great strength and challenge,” Kirby said in a press release. “She is a national leader in multiple fields of study, a devoted mentor of graduate students, and a dedicated citizen of this Faculty...
...lieutenants' sides--who keep the green young officers from making deadly mistakes. The skills needed for leading enlisted troops, who are often older or from lower incomes or rougher cultures than the cadets, is a constant teaching mission. The academy places an NCO in every company barrack, both to mentor and to act as leadership guinea pigs. But the future leaders of the Army are being auditioned in Iraq now--which is why Zielinski is eager to get to the front. "I'm tired of waiting, of hearing what we're going to do," he says. "I just want...
...film, directed by Star Wars creator George Lucas, follows the young, passionate Jedi warrior Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) as he betrays his mentor Obi-wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), on his way to becoming Darth Vader...
...Setting the Record Straight Superior title ? The TIME 100 profile of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew [April 18] referred to him as "Senior Minister." Although Lee held that title from 1990 to 2004, his current position is "Minister Mentor," a post created for him in August 2004. ? In our story "A Tale of Two Churches" [April 18], we incorrectly identified Joseph Zen as "Archbishop" of Hong Kong. His title is "Bishop...