New York TimesHomeRoy S. Bryce-Laporte, Who Led Black Studies at Yale, Dies at 78Roy S. Bryce-Laporte, a sociologist who led one of the nation’s first African-American studies departments, at Yale University, and did research that advanced understanding of blacks who came to the United States voluntarily rather than as slaves, died on July 31 in Sykesville, Md. He was 78.August 9, 2012HomeTreasury’s Warrior at the Negotiating TableWASHINGTON — When David N. Miller joined the Treasury Department during the height of the financial crisis, the government’s bailout programs were not expected to break even, let alone turn a profit.February 1, 2011Page 1 of 1