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...spiritual patriarch of more than 110 million members of the Russian Orthodox Church, Alexy II, 79, led his followers for 18 years. Credited with restoring the church in the post-Soviet era, he mended a rift with a rival sect established by Russians who had fled the Soviet Union for the West. In his later years, Alexy was an ardent supporter of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin...
...like she might soon play another one—New York’s junior senator. According to a variety of media outlets, that state’s governor David Paterson is considering appointing Kennedy to the seat Senator Hillary Clinton will give up in January for her new post at the State Department. But such an appointment would be unwise, and not for any reason concerning Ms. Kennedy’s political experience or character, which are both above reproach. Frankly, if she is named to the position, New York voters and the country will be forced into...
...this list, J. M. Coetzee is the youngest—and the most melancholy. In his famous 1999 novel “Disgrace,” he showed the late-life education of a literature professor forced, in a post-literate age, to teach “Communications.” He returned to the theme in his more recent novel—it was released on Dec. 27, 2007, to avoid end-of-the-year-list mania on the blogs—“Diary of a Bad Year.” More humane and generous than...
Tung held the highest administrative post of Hong Kong for eight years after Britain returned Hong Kong’s sovereignty to China in 1997. This January he founded the China-United States Exchange Foundation, hoping to improve communications between the two countries...
...deans have also mentioned plans to create new teaching positions akin to teaching post-docs. This signifies the positive development of an admirable initiative, as these recent Ph.D. recipients face stiff competition in the dwindling job market and are less likely than ever to find employment elsewhere. It is also important that the university continues to prioritize teaching even amid dire economic straits, and access to these new positions early in their careers might encourage post-docs to continue teaching rather than leave academia altogether...