"William Strauss" was an American author, historian, playwright, theater director, and lecturer. As a historian, he is known for his work with Neil Howe on projects Strauss and Howe on social generations and for Strauss-Howe generational theory of generational cycles in American history. He is also well known as the co-founder and director of the satirical musical theater group the Capitol Steps, and as the co-founder of the Cappies, a critics and awards program for high school theater students.

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We believe that the endowments should be used for the benefits of current and future generations of students. There was a year in which Harvard spent one-eighth of its endowment earnings on its fund managers.

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The (old type) jobs are hard to get. What do you do if they fail to get a proper education?

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My number one concern is how are we going to take care of people who can't get these jobs.

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They're so logo-washed, so heavily branded when they are young.

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You have these periods when there's a major civic crisis that redefines civic life.

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Here the issue will be: What is our response to the sparks?

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