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...Village lefties and generating tons of press attention in the process. Even better, the students might actually remember what got said at their commencement speech - which is more than I can say for Isaac Asimov, the late science fiction writer, who addressed my class at Columbia College, or Michel Sovern, the university president, who addressed the entire school. I have no idea what either talked about...
...When Sovern first called her to talk about the deanship, he opened the conversation by saying, "The class of '55 strikes again!" Indeed, Severn purposely made a quick strike after Schmidt's announced departure. At a time when law-school applications outside the Ivy League and a handful of other elite universities are down 20% from 1982, he wanted to avoid the impression of a store left untended...
...followed by the two top officials of Sotheby's, A. Alfred Taubman, the chairman and largest individual stockholder who bought the firm in 1983 and took it public in 1988, and Diana ("Dede") Brooks, its chief executive. A replacement team was hastily assembled. Former Columbia University president Michael Sovern took Taubman's role as chairman, and William Ruprecht, managing director of Sotheby's North and South America, stepped in for Brooks...
...structure, raising the amount buyers must pay to 17.5% on the first $80,000 and 10% above that but reducing the seller's commission for customers who buy a lot of art. The art world awaits Sotheby's response. "We will not be underbid by Christie's," new chairman Sovern told TIME, "and we are reviewing our fee schedules to make sure that we are as competitive as we need...
...Sovern praised the presidential selection in a statement yesterday. "I have no doubt he will win the hearts of all in the Columbia community," he said...