Word: academicization
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It may seem surprising that the Law School, one of the top academic centers in the nation, has produced just one president—and a forgettable one at that.
“I think the support was always there,” said Lee, who was president of the BSA in the 2006-2007 academic year.
Harvard’s academic-minded student body expressed strong disapproval of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the Alaska governor who has been widely mocked for her folksy style and gaffes in the national press. Palin drew the resounding disapproval of Obama supporters, 89 percent of whom deemed her...
Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack said he expects that Obama, a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, would continue to surround himself with talented academic figures should he win the election.
“I think it would be a mistake not to consider people in the academic world,” said Vilsack, a fellow at the Institute of Politics. “With the problems and challenges the next president faces, he should find very bright individuals from all...