Three decades ago, Terry Odendahl was in graduate school, studying cultural anthropology. “I had thought I would be going to exotic parts of the world, doing research, living among the native people, and learning about them,” she says. Then she read an article, “Up the Anthropologist — Perspectives…
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‘Moment’: Campuses and Jewish Studies
PRESS CLIPPINGSOn campuses around the nation, endowed professorships have become “another weapon” in the academic skirmishes of recent years between supporters of the Palestinian cause and those who back Israel, writes Moment magazine (February). Professors who hold endowed positions generally have…
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‘The New Yorker’: Alberto Vilar’s Travails
PRESS CLIPPINGSWhen he was arrested for mail fraud last May, Alberto Vilar, the opera enthusiast and arts patron, was on his way to Austria to attend a new production of Wagner’s Parsifal, according to an article in The New Yorker (February 13 and 20). It turned out that the events that led up to…
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‘Pink’: Red Cross’s Leadership
PRESS CLIPPINGSIn the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Marsha J. (Marty) Evans “had to face the fury of the American public,” leading to her ouster as CEO of the American Red Cross, says Pink magazine (February/March). Ms. Evans succeeded Bernadine Healy as head of the American Red Cross in August 2002,…
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‘Smart Money’: Big Man on Harvard’s Campus
In an interview with Smart Money magazine (February), the man who is about to take over as manager of the largest university endowment in the United States concedes that the job entails “many challenges.” In mid-February Mohamed A. El-Erian is scheduled to become chief executive officer of the…
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‘Fast Company’: Honoring Social Entrepreneurs
Efforts to revamp American high schools are gaining increasing attention, in part due to the work of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, says Fast Company magazine (January). The article cites Bill Gates as saying that “our high schools — even when they’re working exactly as designed — cannot…
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‘Vanity Fair’: Brouhaha at Private School
Ahost of scandals have plagued St. Paul’s School, the elite boarding school in Concord, N.H. In an article for Vanity Fair, Alex Shoumatoff (Class of ’64) returns to his alma mater to examine how the allegations have affected the “idyllic campus” and its students, teachers, administration, and…
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‘Time’: A Trio of ‘Good Samaritans’
At first glance, there would seem to be little ground for mutual admiration between Bono, the flamboyant rock superstar and global activist, and Bill and Melinda Gates, co-founders of the world’s wealthiest foundation, who largely shun the public spotlight. Yet Time magazine not only names the…
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‘Barron’s’: The Pros and Cons of Giving
In a special report on philanthropy, Barron’s (November 28) says that the number of U.S. family foundations has burgeoned by more than 60 percent in the past six years, with approximately 33,000 now in operation, although most are modest in size. While family foundations often require a greater…
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‘Worth’: Preserving Guggenheim’s Legacy
Although his name may not be well-known outside well-heeled circles, Peter Lawson-Johnston has played a quiet but powerful role as heir to the Guggenheim “museum dynasty,” writes Worth magazine (December). In an interview, Mr. Lawson-Johnston, honorary chairman of the Solomon R. Guggenheim…
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