Word: spotlighting
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...another partnership between the magazine and the center. Gergen, an editor-at-large for U.S. News, praised the “Best Leaders” list, which includes Michael J. Fox, Yo-Yo Ma ’76, and Nancy Pelosi. “We wanted to spotlight these wonderful role models from across the country that can give us hope,” he said...
...instincts and decisions no matter their wisdom - as in "Sure, Rudy." The Sure-Rudys weren't very smart, a former assistant said, but they would reliably tell Giuliani he was right. Giuliani forced out his innovative police commissioner William Bratton in 1996 after Bratton seemed to like the media spotlight too much for Giuliani's taste. But Kerik was loyal above all and ruled the sometimes lawless corrections operations with an iron fist. In 2000 Giuliani handed Kerik the 100-year-old solid-gold badge and named him New York's 40th commissioner of police...
...like Harvard to be educated, hoping that they will return with the solutions to the problems facing their homelands. But many choose instead to apply for work visas in the United States and reap the benefits of the lucrative careers that their Harvard degrees make accessible. But despite the spotlight that seems constantly trained on financial careers and the issue of brain drain, Harvard graduates are not all aspiring to be i-bankers for i-banking’s sake. A corresponding “brain gain” trend is gaining popularity. For some students, this means completing...
...would] be a candidate for Player of the Year,” Rollins says. “But it’s going to take a team effort for any individual to get there. We have to use our talent as a team and that could put the spotlight on any of us.”Rollins references the Crimson’s balance—a lethal combination of speed at the guard spot and finishing power in the post—as imperative to both the success of Harvard’s Ivy title defense and any postseason...
...Last year, however, Taylor finally stepped into the spotlight. He submitted the team’s most eye-popping play of the season, a coast-to-coast weave down the right side that culminated in a heads-up assist, propelling Harvard to a huge home win over then-first-place Quinnipiac. After compiling six points as a freshman and eight as a sophomore, he exploded for 21 last year...