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Stanley H. Eleff, David E. Kaiser, and William A. Strauss, on behalf of nine members of the Class...
...What Harvard pays fund managers is unnecessary, inappropriate, and contrary to the values of a great university,” said author and playwright William A. Strauss ’69, an outspoken critic of the HMC compensation structure. “The amount they are paying these individuals is enough that you could take some of that money and have a tuition freeze, to substantially reduce the debt burden on students from middle and working class families...
...face of criticism from Swensen and Strauss, Harvard defended its high payouts...
...Strauss said he agreed with Swensen’s view that Harvard’s in-house structure is a problem, and suggested that Harvard would have no trouble finding qualified people, especially alumni, who would manage the endowment for a fraction of the multi-million dollar salaries HMC managers have earned...
...NILSSON, 87, international opera star whose rich timbre, dramatic interpretations and unrivaled stamina made her the finest Wagnerian soprano of her generation; on Christmas Day; in her hometown, Vastra Karup, Sweden. Level-headed and sharp-witted, Nilsson thrilled audiences from New York to Milan in operas by Verdi (Aida), Strauss (Elektra, below) and Puccini (Turandot) but won her most enthusiastic fans with dynamic lead performances in such Wagner works as The Ring of the Nibelung and Tristan und Isolde. Asked to name the primary requirement for playing Isolde, a punishing role she sang some 200 times, she said, "Comfortable shoes...