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...should go where people are smarter than you are,’” Gomes recalls. “It was almost as careless as that.” And in 1965, Gomes entered the Harvard Divinity School.Gomes earned his bachelor of sacred theology degree, the precursor to the MDiv, in 1968. During his time at HDS, he began to see an unexpected intersection.“I found people who were bright and pious,” Gomes says. “I’d thought those were water-tight compartments...
...Summers won the John Bates Clark Medal, which is awarded every two years to an American economist under the age of 40 and is considered by some to be a precursor to the Nobel Prize...
...group of investors launched a bid to split up the Time Warner media empire (which includes Time Inc., publisher of this magazine). But Icahn could not win the support of key shareholders, who balked at his plan to oust Parsons and install a new slate of directors as a precursor to a company breakup. Parsons and Icahn talked about striking a deal, but the talks stumbled after Parsons declined to appoint two of Icahn's handpicked directors. Icahn scaled back that demand, and the two finally reached a truce last week." I don't think shareholders were ready to give...
...Intersectional, an event which began in 1981, opens spring action following a winter break of nearly three months. It serves as a precursor to next weekend’s action, the Charleston Spring Intersectional...
...Maki put Harvard ahead, captain Peter Hafner took a trip to the sin bin for interference, giving Brown (3-14-5, 2-10-3) a chance to tie. Though the Bears were not able to convert on the ensuing power play opportunity, Hafner’s infraction was the precursor of several untimely penalties that would hinder the Crimson attack—especially the already ineffective man-advantage unit—and prevent Harvard from finding the back of the net for the remainder of regulation. “That was the frustrating part,” Donato said...