Yale Daily News

Updated: Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:52 a.m.

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Salovey’s next step

Staff Reporter
Published Friday, September 5, 2008

When asked to share an anecdote that characterizes Peter Salovey’s four-year tenure as dean of Yale College, Deputy Dean Joseph Gordon does not describe a time when the dean delivered a rousing speech, hosted a fundraising event or recruited a coveted faculty member. Instead, he points to a regular day at the office.

Salovey was using a paper shredder, Gordon remembers, and somehow managed to get his tie stuck in the shredder’s teeth.

Then, for the rest of the day, Salovey “walked around with the shredded tie … so he could tell the story,” Gordon said. “He’s so...

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