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...some that showcase artists working in particular media, such as the Boston Sculptor’s Galleries, and others that contain photography, painting, and mixed media pieces all together. But alongside the standout work, there are mundane, unimpressive pieces, like the series of two-colored figure outlines at the Allston Skirt Gallery, which are unsophisticated and repetitive...
This is only partially true. Summers, for his part, demonstrated an admirable consistency when he stuck by his proposals for undergraduate education and Allston expansion in a Mather House study break just hours after the vote. Though the Faculty’s lack of confidence certainly doesn’t help Summers advance his agenda, it is not the kiss of death for all of his initiatives...
...this will pan out over the next year—which will be a critical time of growth for Harvard—it is useful to look at three of Summers’ most controversial projects, the Harvard College Curricular Review, Allston expansion, and his proposal to create “divisional” hiring committees...
...Allston expansion, on the other hand, is a different story. It does not have to pass a Faculty vote, as Summers reminded the Faculty last year. The big problem here is that members of the Faculty are angry over the way the Allston planning process has proceeded. That is to say, largely without their input. Some correlate what they see as low endowment payouts with the looming Allston expenditure. On top of that come accusations that the University president is not vetting Allston plans early or often enough with faculty and students. Anger over Allston has already spilled into other...
...accomplished what they were hired to do. Nobody can seriously claim that Summers’ performance violates the first shibboleth. And, reviewing the 2001 reportage about the Corporation’s goals for a new president—stronger leadership, higher standards, an aggressive curricular review, and Allston expansion—it is hard to argue that, in terms of substance, Summers has not lived up to expectations...