Word: sorensen
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Former New York Times columnist Leslie Gelb recalls how, in the first years after the assassination, the Kennedy courtiers publicly stressed the President's resolve to fight the communists in Vietnam. "The books by Schlesinger and [Ted] Sorensen and the others," Gelb says, "all cited his interviews, right before the assassination, in which he said it was vitally important that we stay the course in Vietnam." By the late 1960s, however, the war had begun to look like a gross miscalculation--a threat to the Kennedy legacy. "They began to change what they were saying about Kennedy and Vietnam," Gelb...
...Professor of Sociology and former chair of the sociology department, Aage B. Sorensen died on April 18 from complications from a fall on the ice near his home...
...faculty member since 1984, Sorensen taught the popular core course Social Analysis 38, "Social Stratification," as well as Sociology 109, "Schooling and Society," and a first year graduate student seminar on sociological theory. He was a leading expert on labor markets, social stratification and education...
...Students remember Sorensen as a warm and engaging mentor who was always willing to give generously of his time and energy. Just before his death, Sorensen received an "Excellence in Mentoring Award" from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences...
...Professor of Sociology Christopher Winship, the current chair of the sociology department, credits Sorensen with "turning the department around and helping it become the top department it is today...