Word: vesting
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...conference last year at the Kennedy School of Government’s John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum brought many of these concerns to the public eye. There, Bloom, the SPH dean, joined MIT President Charles M. Vest and Former Secretary of the Air Force Sheila Widnall to argue that opportunities for the free exchange of knowledge must remain available, even in the wake of Sept...
...believe that restriction is rarely advisable, and certainly rarely feasible, in this environment,” Vest said. “Restrictions on our teaching and where our students come from are unlikely to counter [national security] concerns...
...Vest, who last spring organized a special conference at MIT after his panel discussion at the Forum, said he thought an undefined “sensitive” category could lead to a “slippery slope” in restriction...
...refused to fold his blanket in the morning, wear an orange vest that was part of his uniform or respond when referred to by his identification number—K066—instead of his name, Fu said...
...while Summers culled input from a broad range of sources, he kept details of the search close to the vest...