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Aside from Stanford, other schools that pursued the top prospect included Florida, Penn State, Boston College...
Barker’s decision represents a huge success for Harvard recruiting, especially in the midst of the recent, disappointing end to some highly-touted men’s basketball prospects—some of whom committed to Stanford. Furthermore, a commitment from the top player in the state could draw additional looks from similarly-touted recruits in the future...
Armed with what colleagues call an exemplary leadership style marked by candidness and team-building, Kirwan will move into University Hall as FAS finance dean in early November, fresh from her stint as the State of Massachusetts’ head finance official under Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78. Kirwan comes on the heels of sweeping budget cuts across the FAS, which faces a remaining deficit of $110 million...
...individual is ever completely given the reins on administrative decisions in state governance, and the structure of committees and groups is a frustrating setup for some, Taylor said. But Kirwan is a natural consensus-builder and most at ease when she is working in a group setting, according to several state government colleagues...
...violence - a school got hit in the cross fire and more than 10 buses were torched - has underscored the challenge of creating a secure environment for hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists in a state where close to 6,000 people are killed each year, more than 1,000 of them by police. The homicide rate in Rio had been falling in recent years, but it is on the rise again. And authorities, acutely aware that last weekend's violence occurred in the Olympic spotlight, didn't sound exactly reassuring.(See five great stadium designs...