April 2013

Star Stuff                                    April 9, 2013,             By Leonard Zwelling             Neil DeGrasse Tyson is the Director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York and a prominent astrophysicist. He was being interviewed on the Bob Edwards radio program on Tuesday, April 9. Toward the end of the hour, he was asked by Bob what […]

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A Funny Thing Happened at the (Faculty) Forum                        April 5, 2013 By Leonard Zwelling             In two words: No Surprises. Everyone played his or her part perfectly. Civility was maintained. The room was only about two-thirds full, but the crowd was attentive and polite. The only small moment of drama was when the issue

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The Shrink Will See You Now                        April 4, 2013 By Leonard Zwelling             Kim Ghatta was a State Department reporter during the four years that Hillary Clinton served this nation as that department’s Secretary. She has just written a new book called The Secretary about that experience. Ms. Ghatta was interviewed by Bob Edwards

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Is the Coming Forum an Approaching Storm or Another Sun Shower?            April 1, 2013 By Leonard Zwelling             On Thursday afternoon, the faculty has been invited to a special forum by the Faculty Senate. The President and other leaders will be discussing the linked issues of clinical productivity and financial performance with the faculty. This

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