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...summa cum laude graduate of Brandeis and former Rhodes scholar sees no conflict between his new duties with the Waltham, Mass., school and his teaching responsibilities at Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Keeping Track | 10/19/1981 | See Source »

...when I meet him in the locker room this afternoon, even though he is probably majoring in Hand Grenades at West Point. Last week, he taught a course in high-pressure quarterbacking, coming in for starter Jerryl Bennett to lead the Cadets to a 23-17 victory. He graduated Summa-Cum-Touchdown in my dream...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Soldiers in the Night | 10/3/1981 | See Source »

...detail at length. The four senior inhabitants of the room are hauled before the Administrative Board. where their actions are scrutinized by a panel of tough but fair administrators. It is regrettable, the Ad Board concludes, but there is only one possible outcome: the entire rooming group, including one summa cum laude candidate in Social Studies, will be required to withdraw, eligible, at best, for readmission within a year. After all, they have clearly violated a good half-dozen of the rules in the student handbook: "radios, television sets, phonographs, and other audible equipment shall be adjusted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Bad Book | 8/14/1981 | See Source »

...American art historians who contributed essays to the catalogue, including Ruth Butler (on Rodin's context as a working artist in the 19th century salons) and Kirk Varnedoe (on Rodin's drawings and the role of photography in his work). For Elsen, this show is the summa of 20 years' engagement with its subject...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: The Old Man and the Clay | 7/6/1981 | See Source »

Grades: Over 300: Honors: 250-300: You'll pass: 200-300: Wait until the Ad Board hears about this: Under 200: You'll probably graduate summa because you certainly aren't wasting any time reading the sports page...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ...And The Answers | 5/20/1981 | See Source »

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