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...concluded that “something is very wrong when Harvard—whose motto is “veritas,” Latin for “truth”—feels comfortable instructing its alums to bow down to evil thugs.” A memo sent to alums seeking more information detailed North Korea’s “unique protocols” whereby guests are “expected to bow as a gesture of respect at the statue of Kim Il Sung, and at his mausoleum.” Orin told...
...meet to choose cases and deliberate opinions—and how the law clerks contribute to the court’s operations. He said that all the appeals petitions that the court receives are read by one of the justices’ clerks. The clerks then write up a memo summarizing each case, which in turn is read by the justices. If four justices wish to hear a case, an hour of oral arguments is scheduled. “The purpose for that hour is for us to ask questions,” Breyer explained. Breyer also spoke about recent...
Gailbraith donated to the Fogg Art Museum and the economics department as well. But he also fought with his more conservative colleagues. After the department rejected the tenure bids of two left-leaning associate professors, Galbraith—who supported the tenure-seekers—circulated a memo calling for the creation of a breakaway branch of the department that would teach "non-conventional" topics, including Marxism. The proposal never took root...
...college seniors hurtle into the job hunt, little fibs on the rsum--for example, claiming a degree when they're three credits shy of graduation--seem harmless enough. So new grads ought to read this memo now: those 20-year-old falsehoods on cream-colored, 32-lb. premium paper have poleaxed so many high-profile executives that you wonder who in the business world hasn't got the message. A rsum listing two fictitious degrees led to the resignation of David Edmondson, CEO of RadioShack, in February. Untruthful curricula vitae have also hobbled the careers of executives...
...cannot pull the wool over her eyes. You get clear direction, never ambiguous, and once a decision is made, it's not changed. The hardest thing about the job is ever letting her down." Hunka says the palace "is almost without politics. I never have to write a memo to cover myself. There's no top job to compete for, and no revolving door of CEOs you have to please." Reid, who climbed to the top of KPMG, calls the Queen "the best person I've ever worked for. She lets you get on with...