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Patricia A. Graham, Darling-Hammond's predecessor, served as dean of the school from 1982 until 1991, when she resigned to become president of the Spencer Foundation...
George Bush, meanwhile, is playing Major's role, trying to convince the public that the economy is recovering and defending the status quo legacy of his more charismatic predecessor...
...Occidental College of Los Angeles, where 44% of this year's first-year class is nonwhite. President John B. Slaughter, who is black, believes many nonwhites need a kind of social and cultural head start to prepare them for college life. He strongly supports a program begun by his predecessor that invites about 50 "students of color" to spend five weeks of the summer on campus, prior to their enrollment. There is some course work but also reassurance that they are not alone in a potentially threatening, predominantly white environment. "I would have felt very alienated without the summer program...
Roberts worked closely with his predecessor, Robert Shenton, during last year's presidential search. Shenton served for 20 years as Secretary of the University before retiring last summer...
Guess again. This movie doesn't star Kevin Costner and Jack Lemmon, and it wasn't directed by Oliver Stone. Ruby is the newest effort from director John MacKenzie. And although it shares a great deal with its blockbuster predecessor--a reenactment of Oswald's murder two days, later, a resounding nostalgia for the 1960s'--it's also distinctly different. Mackenzie's thoughtful film focuses on the experiences of Jack Ruby, delving into the small-town gangster's mob and government connections as the key to the solution for the Kennedy mystery...