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  • [A Lesson before Dying] A Beloved Professor Delivers The Lecture of a Lifetime

    09/21/2007 8:34:53 PM PDT · by Salvation · 21 replies · 412+ views
    Wall Street Journal ^ | September 20, 2007 | Jeff Zaskiw
    MOVING ON By JEFF ZASLOW A Beloved Professor DeliversThe Lecture of a LifetimeSeptember 20, 2007; Page D1 Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer-science professor, was about to give a lecture Tuesday afternoon, but before he said a word, he received a standing ovation from 400 students and colleagues.He motioned to them to sit down. "Make me earn it," he said.             What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? For Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch, the question isn't rhetorical -- he's dying of cancer. Jeff Zaslow narrates...