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While there were dark moments during the past five years, Summers put forward a great vision for a 21st-century Harvard that embraces its undergraduates, leads the next technological revolution, and builds a stunning new campus. It is up to all of the members of the Harvard community to turn this vision into reality...
...through midnight, she also has to present a paper on Synge at a symposium and perform part of one of his plays, keeping her awake for 22 hours.Yet for Spillane-Hinks, Common Casting is on the whole a positive experience, one that gives her the chance to see her vision begin to take shape. “As with any show, I’m just excited to see people speak the words,” she says, reflecting on the work at hand near the beginning of the week. But despite all her knowledge and preparation, Spillane-Hinks recognizes...
...central paradox of any audition process: in the final stretch, the directors’ knowledge of the characters is tested far more than the actors’ abilities. The individual auditionees all have the ability to sing and dance and act. What matters is the director’s vision: he has to know exactly who will make the best possible Roxie or Velma. “That rare someone comes in and just is a part,” he says. He explains that many final casting choices ultimately rely on the director’s intuitive sense...
It’s a near-future vision of bored, invincible humans living in Disneyworld, and it was the first book released under the “copyleft” Creative Commons license—in addition to selling the book in stores, he offered the entire text for free on his website, allowing any non-profit use or manipulation...
...occupy the demanding position of college or university president. The most effective academic leaders do not rule by fist, fiat, furor, or fear, but rather by listening, building consensus, and creating a context for the institution to thrive.Leaders, as opposed to managers, are expected to have a broad vision of their institution, a set of ambitious but manageable goals, the skill to choose and trust lead staff members, the capacity to devise and implement strategies that allow them to advance toward their goals, and the agility to shift course when doing so seems necessary. In an authoritarian regime...