Word: professionalism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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IN A PROFESSION WHOSE IDEA OF EXCITEMENT IS sharpening a bundle of No. 2 pencils, last Wednesday's meeting of the Financial Accounting Standards Board was the equivalent of Woodstock. At a rare standing-room-only gathering captured by even rarer camera crews, the FASB decided by a 6-to...
Politics is a difficult but rewarding profession for young adults, former presidential candidate Michael S. Dukakis told an audience of more than 40 area students at the Institute of Politics yesterday afternoon.
"Nothing is more personally satisfying, existing and rewarding--although not financially satisfying -- than a profession in the political arena," he said.
For followers of the Harvard economics scene, Warsh's book contains some fascinating tales of the politics of academia. There is the story of Baker Professor of Economics Martin S. Feldstein'61 and his rise to the top of his profession.
Clinton's journey began in the living room of his grandparents' home in Hope, where he lived until he was four and where a Bible was always left open. When his mother moved to Hot Springs, she seldom attended church. But the young Clinton was often seen walking to Park...