Courant Editorial Praises New Hartt School Dean

Posted  4/9/2009
Submitted by   Meagan Fazio
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Aaron Flagg, who will take over as dean of The Hartt School in June, was the subject of a Hartford Courant editorial on April 4. The editorial says “the school needed an administrator and educator who could replace the highly regarded Malcolm Morrison, and someone with a strong presence in the broader world of performing arts. They appear to have found exactly that person.” Read the rest of the editorial on courant.com.

President Walter Harrison was quoted in a New York Times article on April 4. During an NCAA news conference, Harrison commented on the $31.65 million deal John Calipari signed to become the University of Kentucky’s new basketball coach. Harrison said the salary “sort of takes your breath away in this economic environment.” Read the rest of the article on nytimes.com.

WFSB-TV (Channel 3) interviewed Margery Steinberg, associate professor of marketing in the Barney School of Business, for a story that aired during the station’s 5 p.m. newscast on April 6. Steinberg talked about Joseph A. Banks' new marketing strategy, which allows people to return suits that they buy if they subsequently lose a job.