Feb 21st, 2006 · Harvard University's Lawrence Summers announces that he will resign at the end of the academic year. The move comes a week before the Faculty of Arts and Sciences was expected to take a second no-confidence vote on Summers, who has been criticized for his abrasive personality and intemperate remarks.
Feb 6th, 2006 · Kidnapping for ransom has quickly become a multi-million-dollar business for armed gangs roaming the slums of Haiti's capital city, Port-au-Prince. After being released, many kidnapping victims leave the country -- but one former victim, a local disc jockey, has decided to stay. Using his on-air personality the "Haitian Hillbilly," he uses his music -- and his kidnapping experience -- to reach out to fellow Haitians.
Jan 24th, 2006 · Seventeen years after Ronald Reagan left office, the public will be able to get an inside look into his presidency. Key figures from the Reagan White House recently took part in an oral history project, shedding light on the political career of the country's 40th president and offering insights into his leadership style and personality.
Dec 9th, 2005 · Writer Mark Vaz's new book is Living Dangerously: The Adventures of Merian C. Cooper, Creator of King Kong. Cooper was an explorer, war hero, filmmaker and cinema pioneer. A new biography tells of this larger-than-life personality.
Nov 27th, 2005 · Myself & The Other Fellow is a new biography of Robert Louis Stevenson. His works are well known, but the author's own story may surprise readers. Biographer Claire Harman finds a complex, brilliant and troubled man.
Aug 20th, 2005 · Pope Benedict XVI is creating a style of his own, though he's less likely to encourage a cult of personality than his predecessor. He's a hit with young Catholics gathering in Cologne, and he's reaching out to other faiths, too.
Aug 17th, 2005 · Neil Clark Warren is the founder of the online dating service eHarmony. The company performs extensive personality profiling and then introduces couples with matching values and interests. Warren is an Evangelical Christian with strong ties to the conservative Christian community.
Jul 31st, 2005 · Geneticist and bioethics expert Barbara Handelin got a pile of books for her birthday. She says her well-wishers understood her personality and her reading tastes.