Tag Archives: Saul Bellow

John Silber Fights Again

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Full Disclosure #1: The hardworking staff currently teaches at Boston University and does not have tenure. Full Disclosure #2: The hardworking staff has fond memories of former BU czar John Silber. Back in the day, we regularly collided with Dr. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston University, Derek Walcott, Edmund Burke, Elie Wiesel, Five on Five, Howard Zinn, John Silber, John Stuart Mill, Roger Kimball, Saul Bellow, Seeking the North Star, Sheldon Glashow, Terrier-ized, The New Criterion, Tom Wolfe, Wall Street Journal, WCVB | 8 Comments

Dead Blogging Google Chairman Eric Schmidt’s BU Commencement Address

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt (Google search results here) delivered the 139th Commencement Address at Boston University yesterday, and it can be described in three words: predictable and pedestrian. Schmidt started out with a stumbling reference to a Saul Bellow … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BU Commencement, Christopher Ricks, Eric Schmidt, Google, Henderson the Rain King, Saul Bellow, Who's Not the Stupidest Person Christopher Ricks Has Met Recently | 4 Comments

Tag Archives: Saul Bellow

John Silber Fights Again

Dead Blogging Google Chairman Eric Schmidt’s BU Commencement Address

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