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Apr 15, 2008

Another Day, Another Story of Greed at the Smithsonian

The Washington Post has the full story today about Pilar O’Leary, the former head of the Smithsonian Latino Center, who resigned in February. Initially, O’Leary was lauded for her work at the Center when her resignation was announced, but since then, Acting Secretary Cristián Samper decided that as a higher-up in the Institution, her ethical violations since her hiring in 2005 were important to disclose to the public (spurred by a FOIA request put in…

 
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