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...Glendon, the Learned Hand Professor of Law, was one of eleven individuals honored by Bush and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Originally called the Charles Frankel Prize, the National Humanities Medal is awarded annually to “individuals and organizations whose work has deepened the nation??s understanding of the humanities, broadened citizens’ engagement with the humanities, or helped preserve and expand America’s access to important humanities resources,” according to the NEH website. Glendon said she was grateful for the honor...
...pharmaceutical giant Novartis International and a past participant in several executive education programs at HBS. Vasella said that increases in life expectancy—along with a decline in birth rates—indicate that the U.S. population will grow older, putting an added burden on the nation??s health care system. “Business knowledge can improve the efficiency and productivity of the health care system,” Vasella said. “One day, you will be asked to act as leaders and make a real difference, allowing people and organizations to achieve more...
Yale’s power play is currently converting 7.9 percent of its attempts—second to last in the nation??while Harvard is fifth from the top with a 23.9 success rate...
Nearly 20 mayors from twelve states joined a packed audience at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum last night for a speech by Antonio R. Villaraigosa, mayor of Los Angeles and the first Latino to lead the nation??s second-largest city in over a century. Calling himself a “proud progressive,” Villaraigosa said America’s cities form the base of the current progressive political movement. “Survey the political landscapes, and you see that the one place where progressive leaders hold power is in our cities...
...next election cycle. If Affleck is able to mount a relatively successful campaign, he will not only keep George Allen from receiving the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, but he will also allow Mark Warner – certainly Virginia’s and one of the nation??s strongest Democrats – to save his money and energy for 2008. And that’s all assuming that Affleck loses. Though Benator will almost certainly result in a technical loss for Democrats in 2006, he may be the key to a strategic win for Virginian...