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...Western medieval arts. The department's nominations are now before ad-hoc committees, and it may take some time before the appointments are actually made. This year, searches will begin for senior professors in northern Renaissance and Japanese art and for a junior scholar in modern art. The junior slot was recently vacated by Associate Professor of Fine Arts Anna C. Chave, who was denied tenure...
This year's lineup of seminars lacks the obvious crowd-drawers of the past, like the one formerly offered by Henry Rosovsky. But, as program official Jerry DeNault says, he never turns down a nobel laureate or any other big-named, tenured prof for a seminar slot...
...network canceled his series in April -- the summer slot was to have been filled out with reruns -- and last week Pee-wee was effectively slaughtered by bad publicity. The news got out that Paul Reubens, 39, the actor who created and played the Pee-wee character for more than 10 years, had been arrested in a Sarasota, Fla., porn-movie theater and charged with "exposure of sexual organs," which translates as masturbating...
...JESSE JACKSON is quietly making plans that could hinder a third run for the Democratic nomination. TV sources say the preacher-politician is negotiating a deal with Cable News Network to host a current-affairs program. The show would probably get a half-hour Saturday-morning slot. His previous effort, a syndicated talk show, was canceled in May because of poor ratings, but Jackson apparently believes he might do better on the all-news network. Hosting the show, though, would make it almost impossible for him to conduct a campaign...
...more guest spots. "This is probably the only job in the world," the peninsula-jawed Leno wryly notes, "where you get the job and they go, 'O.K., good! You'll be starting . . . in a year.' " At least Leno knows the job will be his. Letterman, in his later slot, must stew. The other night, he made a mistake, then groused, "That's why I don't get 11:30!" He must be content with what he has: the best talk-show...