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Every Friday, we choose an alum who has been making headlines—for better or for worse.

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December 2013

  • Gwendolyn Boyd ’79MS: back to the Hornets' nest

    One might need a good head for numbers—and a lot of faith—to take on the presidency of Alabama State University right now. With an... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | December 26 2013 11:27am

  • Kristina Talbert-Slagle ’10PhD: germ warfare

    You often hear disease germs compared to an invading army. Kristina Talbert-Slagle ’10PhD thinks the analogy works both ways. "A healthy body... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Carole Bass ’83, ’97MSL</span> | December 19 2013 10:37am

  • Eddie Lampert ’84: Sears seared

    Hedge fund billionaire Eddie Lampert ’84 has earned many epithets in his nearly 30-year investment career: the next Warren Buffett. The Steve... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Carole Bass ’83, ’97MSL</span> | December 12 2013 11:06am

  • André Schiffrin ’57: the end

    After André Schiffrin ’57 and his family fled Nazi-controlled France in 1941, they settled comfortably into New York's socialist literary circles.... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Carole Bass ’83, ’97MSL</span> | December 5 2013 11:38am