Word: roundabouts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When she entered Simmons College in 1971 as the mother of several young children, Ulrich says she probably had fewer career options. But, she adds, her roundabout route to a Harvard professorship has paid...
...understanding of electoral politics is complete without a look at that South Carolina church that the Christian Coalition has brought into its fold by way of high technology. As Jeff will tell you, sometimes the only way to get to the heart of Washington is to take a roundabout route...
...mere name was good enough to ensure the best pool of doctoral candidates. But today, the rampant proliferation of highly specialized programs found at other universities offering integral Ph.D. programs in professional disciplines presents students with well-tailored options suiting their very specific academic and professional interests. Harvard's roundabout way of offering Ph.D.s, by contrast, is seen as less attractive and less cohesive...
...introduction to George Bernard Shaw was in 10th grade, when we read Pygmalion in English class. After studying the play, we were treated to a student matinee performance at the roundabout Theatre in New York city. When Higgins exploded with "Liza, you impudent slut!" a good friend of mine with overlarge eyeballs and a frightening smile cackled madly with a demonic guffaw...
...TIME WHEN BROADWAY CAN'T lure even Neil Simon back for a return engagement (America's most popular playwright will have his next work produced off-Broadway), it may seem odd to find it putting out the welcome mat for Moliere. Yet the adventurous Roundabout Theatre Company has resurrected two one-act plays by the 17th century French master, dubbed them The Moliere Comedies and fashioned a sprightly, entertaining evening. These are slight, early works by the author of Tartuffe and The Misanthrope, but in a fallow Broadway season, Moliere Lite is better than nothing...