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And you thought your TF was harsh. In a New York Times article published last month, Briggs-Copeland Lecturer in Nonfiction Sven Birkerts was deemed “the worst writer of his generation.” The piece, written by journalist Greil Marcus, lambastes Birkerts in a recent review...
?Number of FORTUNE 100 companies that use the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator in hiring and promoting: 89 ?The Big Five personality traits include extroversion, agreeableness, emotional stability, conscientiousness and openness to experience ?Percentage of employers who say they don't screen effectively for the job applicant's...
What do personality tests measure? It depends on the test. "Screen-out" tests like the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) are used to detect the proclivity toward substance abuse and psychopathology; 60% of police departments in the U.S. use the MMPI. The California Psychological Inventory, a popular "screen-in" test...
Katherine Vaz, the Briggs-Copeland lecturer of creative writing, had taken her three thesis advisees out to lunch at the restaurant to celebrate the completion of their first drafts. The group had just finished their meal when the wall came crashing down.
Your choice of Bono and Bill and Melinda Gates as Persons of the Year was inspired [Dec. 26-Jan. 2]. In a year marked by unusual tragedy, it was heartwarming to read about an unprecedented outpouring of generosity. Your honorees are not only appropriately symbolic of that philanthropy but also...