The Anatomy of a Comeback
“I have a lot of faith in myself,” Mike says. “I have a strong work ethic, and I was determined to get as far as my situation allowed.”
Read MoreGoings | Landings | Comings
GOINGS Class of 2011 is attending 85 colleges and universities 12 of the 85 are public institutions 7 students are matriculating at single-sex colleges 10 students are planning a gap year before college Top Choices Harvard 13 Cornell 7 Boston College 6 Tufts 6 Amherst 5 Columbia 5 George Washington University 5 Georgetown 5 Washington University in St. Louis 5 Wesleyan University 5 Farthest Away University of St. Andrews, Scotland Closest (by a hair) Boston University Highest Altitude U.S. Air Force Academy (2,041 meters) Lowest Altitude Tulane University (0 meters) Northernmost point in...
Read More5 Movies I’m Taking to Hell with Me
Charade (1963) Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, serious money and Paris. What more could you ask for? Jonathan Demme loves this movie as much as I do and remade it with Thandie Newton and Mark Wahlberg. He was kidding, right? My Man Godfrey (1936) Carole Lombard was never goofier, and William Powell is her perfect match. Both are nearly upstaged by Alice Brady as Lombard’s mother. “The Forgotten Man” theme seems very relevant in today’s economy. The African Queen (1951) Hepburn and Bogart are at their best working from a script by James Agee. My favorite moment of screen comedy may be...
Read MoreA Story of Political, Entrepreneurial and Financial Skill
Arthur Ullian ’57 tries to compress a sprawling tale into a simple, linear chronology. The energy in his voice alone signals that the 20 years since his paralyzing bicycle accident have been thrilling. They have also been groundbreaking. Arthur’s helmet didn’t protect him from the spinal cord trauma that caused his paralysis in July 1991, when he flipped over his bike handles. Afterward, Arthur began “checking around” on the state of spinal cord research. “Meeting and talking with people,” as he put it, Arthur discovered the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, launched in 1985 by...
Read MoreDaring, Decade by Decade
William B. Carey ’45 is as relaxed and welcoming as a pediatrician should be. “Perhaps you’d be interested in how one person has had the good fortune of being able to create an interesting life for himself, and how he has managed to be active at it, still, at 84 years old,” says Bill. In Bill’s life, a key idea surfaces during his adolescence, and then evolves. Over time, this idea builds momentum and becomes an organizing force. Bill Carey is a well-known, much-honored developmental and behavioral pediatrician. The fourth edition of his pediatrics textbook—Bill is the lead...
Read MoreThe Love of the Game Becomes a Life’s Work
Carol “Haussie” Haussermann ’43 is an athlete of national stature. She played field hockey, squash and lacrosse, and coached girls for decades. “I simply loved to play field hockey,” Carol says, beginning her story at the beginning. That was the early 1940s at Milton. Carol chose to keep playing. Well past college, through escalating levels of teams, field hockey represented discovery as well as pleasure. Over time, playing the game allowed her to take risks, define a unique career, and nurture the players who followed. Eventually, lacrosse joined field hockey in her life, and in...
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