Word: academicized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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For example, James B. Conant '14, who was a Crimson editor, sought to make Harvard more open and meritocratic during his presidency and attempted to change the University from a playground for Boston Brahmins to a more serious academic institution.
Rudenstine is not content to relinquish any ofthe academic aspects of his job--running thelarger Harvard much as he helped run Princetonwhen he was provost. He reviews 20 tenure casesper year--six in the last two weeks. And forRudenstine, reviewing a case does not mean simplyskimming the material.
He says he strives to maintain a nearly equalbalance of time and effort between pureadministration and academic concerns.
"I try very, very hard to have as close to 50,maybe 40 percent, be directed to academic andintellectual things related to the University,"Rudenstine says.
The president considers "academic andintellectual" to encompass more than just histasks related to the University. He readsconstantly, keeping up with the new developmentsin every field from neuroscience to politicaltheory and engaging professors in livelydiscussions about their work. "[You're not doingyour job], if you don't know what the devil...