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By: Dr. Howard Stein on Owning the Subject | United Stage

Dr. Howard Stein on Owning the Subject | United Stage — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:51:55 +0000

[...] to retire from teaching. He contacted me, applied for admission to the program at Columbia and was accepted for admission by Richard Gilman and the Admissions committee. I taught his first year of classes. After reading his material [...]

By: David W. Boles

David W. Boles — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:29:57 +0000

I was lucky, Gordon. Jerry saw the future better than I was able to — I’m just glad I somehow had the thought of mind to take the letter out of my pocket and show it to Jerry. That movement to give Jerry the letter was not a conscious decision on my part.

By: David W. Boles

David W. Boles — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:27:10 +0000

I was not really interested in New York. I loved D.C. and I was getting my work/friends network set up and I was thrilled to be out on my own and out of school. To pick up and move again and to go back to school again so soon was just too much to even consider — and I wouldn’t have without Jerry’s intervention. He was right that D.C. would always be there, but an offer like that from Columbia would not last. I had already deferred for a year from Columbia, so this was my second, and last, chance to bite.

By: Gordon Davidescu

Gordon Davidescu — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:29:16 +0000

What a tremendous story, David. It was quite wonderful that you had Jerry on your side pushing you in the right direction.

By: kathakali.chatterjee

kathakali.chatterjee — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:44:55 +0000

This is a touching story David, thanks for publishing. I remember a line in an article of yours – “…sometimes you need to jump when your feet don’t want to move….” — I forgot where I read it.
You were lucky to have people like Jerry Manning to guide you.