Word: rubiner
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Faculty critics of the Corporation have focused their ire on Houghton, who controls the board, and Robert E. Rubin ’60, Summers’ closest friend among the trustees...
...departure would turn the Corporation’s top post over to Rubin, Summers’ long-time mentor and predecessor as secretary of the Treasury. Rubin was the board’s rookie member just three years ago, but in an unprecedented period of turnover on the board, he has rapidly ascended to an extraordinarily powerful position at the University...
...Summers, Rubin’s role on the Corporation is both a blessing and a curse. Rubin was, by all accounts, Summers’ greatest advocate during the presidential search and would surely be less inclined than most to fire his good friend. But Rubin’s presence has also reinforced the growing impression on campus of an acquiescent governing board packed with Summers’ own appointees...
Harper’s resignation marks the departure of the only known dissenter on the Corporation. In a four-year period of unprecedented turnover, the board has grown ever more friendly to Summers with additions such as Robert E. Rubin ’60, Summers’ close friend and predecessor as secretary of the Treasury...
...wife Edna's astonishment, Rubin bought a shelfful of Lincoln books and flipped from ESPN to the History Channel. He also went online and met Lincolns around the country, who helped him learn the trade secrets (you can pay $300 for a beaver top hat like Lincoln's, but a hand-me-down from the local theater troupe will do; always have a snappy response to kids' favorite question: "Aren't you dead?"; a little piece of pencil eraser affixed above the right corner of your mouth can serve as Lincoln's prominent mole; if you're not quite...