Len Zwelling

A-Ron By Leonard Zwelling             By the time you read this, Alex Rodriguez’s career as a New York Yankee will functionally be over. He may play through his appeal, but the New York media have him gone and he is. Why?             First, if he used banned substances to enhance his performance, as he has […]

A Correct Remedial Decision Starts With Identifying the Problem  By Leonard Zwelling             Some of you may remember my describing the meeting in Dr. DePinho’s office after the Cancer Letter published the data from the faculty morale survey. The survey was the work of the Faculty Senate. The Cancer Letter had obtained the actual slides

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I decided this could not wait. I usually delay posting until the last post has 200 pageviews. I am making an exception with this one given the timely nature of today’s presentation and my great disappointment in its substance.  LZ DoCM Grand Rounds, August 13: Science as Show Biz By Leonard Zwelling                        

A Kind Punch in the Nose By Leonard Zwelling             It’s not graduation season any longer. Nonetheless, on July 31 the NY Times published a commencement speech by author George Saunders given at Syracuse University last spring. Here’s the link: http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/george-saunderss-advice-to-graduates/?_r=0             It is worth reading for the advice in it is rather eternal and

I Would Have Done It For Free By Leonard Zwelling             If you ever heard the presentation from Faculty Academic Affairs about the Faculty Assistance Program, you might have seen the statistics about which type of faculty pursued the free sessions of psychotherapy granted by the program.  When I saw the presentation, there was exactly

Repeat After Me (Men Only): I’m Lost, I’m Wrong, I’m Sorry By Leonard Zwelling             My oldest son Richard was married on July 20. It was a grand event and we all had a great time.             Richard never asked my advice on how to stay married for on August 27, Dr. Kleinerman and I

Five Fingers Make a Fist: Leading From the Heart By Leonard Zwelling             All organizations work best when they work like a well-disciplined, well-trained athletic team. For the last 30 years in men’s college basketball the organization and team most admired and most resented by the rest of the NCAA is the Duke Blue Devils.

No Country For Young Men By Leonard Zwelling             I believe there was a blog with a similar title written during the age of the Faculty Voice. I think it was anonymous so I guess I am tipping my hat to a shadow. Nonetheless, I need to bring this issue up again because I received

A Gracious Letter from John Mendelsohn By Leonard Zwelling             In my box today was a letter (yes, a real letter) from John Mendelsohn. In it he sought to set the record straight about some of the things that I have written in this blog that were wrong or misleading. He noted that upon his