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...last week that because those items are short and often develop late in the week, "there are one or two layers of editing and review that are not there," compared with articles elsewhere in the magazine. That's no excuse, says Daniel Okrent, who just ended an 18-month stint as "public editor"--basically, the internal critic--of the New York Times. "It doesn't say at the top of that page 'Stuff that we didn't check as much...
Prior to his brief stint at UVM, Gates worked at NYU, while earning his master’s, for nearly a decade in a wide range of administrative posts. As executive director of Global Operations, Gates coordinated NYU’s campuses in the Czech Republic, Great Britain, Italy, and Argentina...
...back in the mountains, he does not anticipate reconnecting with old friends. "I don't keep in touch with any of the other kids," he says. "I liked the counselors better." That may have to do with the fact that he spent only a week in the program, a stint that is becoming more and more common, according to experts. Unlike the old days, when many camps offered eight-week sessions, today kids tend to schedule shorter periods at different camps back-to-back in order to hone a variety of skills...
...Feldstein began his stint as chairman of the CEA. He left after two years, citing the need to return to his teaching post in Cambridge (Harvard limits faculty hiatuses to two years...
Oppenheimer’s intelligence was present from childhood, but it truly blossomed during his miserable three-year stint as a Harvard undergraduate. He had always been an eccentric and an introvert, and left to his own devices at college, he only made a handful of lasting friendships. His love life was nonexistent...