Word: stith
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Deborah Prothrow-Stith, the former Massachusetts commissioner of public health, has been named an assistant dean at the School of Public Health, University officials announced yesterday...
...Prothrow-Stith, filling a newly created post, will be in charge of seeking volunteer and research opportunities for students and faculty in government and community programs. The new dean said in an interview yesterday that she will also work to develop better health education programs in public schools...
Blendon, who was involved in hiring Prothrow-Stith, said she was chosen for her commitment and pioneering work in the field of public health, as well as her skill as a public speaker and educator...
...concern that an innocent man not be prosecuted. That was scant consolation to Boston's black community, which had felt persecuted for more than two months as the result of a lie. Boston N.A.A.C.P. president Louis Elisa decried "the lynch- mob mentality" ignited by the case. The Rev. Charles Stith, a prominent leader in the black community, accused local news media of "overkill" that whipped up racial tensions with biased accounts of "the worst of what black people are supposed to be." Elisa demanded an apology from Mayor Raymond Flynn, who had earlier called Stuart a hero. The mayor...