WASHINGTON -- The doors opened and the 600 people who had been hovering outside poured in. They acted fast, maneuvering their way to the front, wanting to be as close as possible to the stage. Loud, anticipatory chatter filled the minutes leading up to the act, but the crowd fell silent virtually instantaneously at the sound of the microphone check.
This may sound more like a rock concert than something akin to what it actually was: a plenary session at the Council of Graduate Schools' annual meeting Friday here at a Washington hotel. And the man responsible for generating all the excitement? Alan Alda, the actor, director and writer-turned-university curriculum creator.
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