Lisa Anderson

Lisa Anderson
Lisa Andersonis an American political scientist and the former President of the American University in Cairo. A specialist on Middle Eastern and North African politics, Anderson served as the President of AUC from 2011 to 2016 and as Provost from 2008 to 2010. Prior to joining AUC, Anderson served as the James T. Shotwell Professor of International Relations at Columbia University, the dean of Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs, the chair of the political science department and the...
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I think gas prices have had a definite impact on people who do not have a specific destination planned in advance, ... A lot of the fall foliage travelers are seniors. Because their budgets are impacted more dramatically, I don't think they'll be traveling as much.
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This is a great opportunity for our high school youth to give back to the community.
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It's about consciously creating the second half of our lives,
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They don't want to be taken out of circulation. They want to unplug from the pressures, yes, but they want to plug back in to something they're passionate about: Maybe they always wanted to make violins or save the homeless kids on the mall. Now, the mortgage and orthodontic-bill pressure is gone and they can do things they've always wanted to do.
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Fear stops a lot of people. Fear of failure, of the unknown, of risk. And it masks itself as procrastination.
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If we ignore international institutions, it will lead only to lawlessness and anarchy.