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...employer are simply the point-of-sale brokers for drugs and devices and very readily cede their fiduciary responsibility to the marketplace. It is all the more remarkable that several institution-wide reforms have been made to block the promotional juggernaut: namely, the efforts by the University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, and several others. It’s too bad the initiative doesn’t come from our government. JAMES H. LAMPMAN ’68 Bismark, N.D. August 16, 2006 The writer is a physician...
...influential as some of Harvard’s past innovations. Harvard’s unilateral action will have some impact, but if other institutions do not follow suit, higher education will still be tainted. At the very least, all schools (including Princeton, Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania, for example) should eliminate binding early decision policies. These programs continue to disadvantage anyone eligible for any financial aid since binding programs prevent students from comparing aid packages from various schools. And we further encourage schools to follow Harvard’s lead in abandoning early admission altogether. Princeton and Penn, Yale...
...long haul. Brands bought today will undoubtedly be on the market again in five or so years, sold to another private-equity firm or a luxury conglomerate?or they are taken public. "It's a different approach," says William Cody, a professor in retail and marketing at University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. "Gucci is looking to build a brand to fold into its business. Private equity is looking to build a brand to sell. They always have an exit strategy." So if things aren't working out, the owners or managers may be moved aside. But, adds Cody, "private...
...potential contenders for the search, which kicked off in March. But Brunonians can now breathe a sigh of relief as Simmons joins other higher-ed heavyweights who have denied having any interest in the Harvard presidency. These include Amy Gutmann ’71, president of the University of Pennsylvania; Lee C. Bollinger, president of Columbia; and Shirley M. Tilghman, president of Princeton...
...Vowler, the president and CEO of the publicly traded Unique Pizza and Subs, said that he plans to have 200 locations open nationwide within the next 18 months. He currently has franchises in Pennsylvania and Virginia...