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President from 1991 to 2001, Rudenstine focused on an agenda that was subtle but significant. He effected the final merger of Harvard and Radcliffe, a delicate and thankless task. He oversaw Harvard’s secret purchases of Allston land and took upon himself the prickly job of making those purchases public. He was an adamant, if courteous, supporter of affirmative-action, and his interest in the vital problem of race in America inspired him to build the nation’s finest department of Afro-American studies. And he was, by all accounts, passionately devoted to maintaining the high...
...Rudenstine’s accomplishments it may help to consider Larry Summers’ priorities. President Summers’ worthy financial aid initiative certainly benefits from Rudenstine’s fundraising. So does his desire to internationalize the university, a costly proposition. And the toughest part of developing the Allston campus was probably taking the heat for buying the land in secret, or perhaps pushing through a tax on the endowment to fund Allston planning, as Rudenstine did. Moving the schools of education and public health to a shiny new campus is not exactly uprooting Harvard’s entrenched...
...truth is, every serious candidate to replace Rudenstine had essentially the same agenda for Harvard—globalization, Allston, boosting the sciences, and revitalizing Harvard College academics. These goals were obvious, and they all built on the foundation Rudenstine laid. Larry Summers can focus on them because he hasn’t had to fundraise full-time. For that, he—and Harvard—can thank his predecessor...
...want their president to resign has little to do with Innate-gate (referring, of course, to the word for which Summers was loudly condemned, but that he never said). They dislike him because he challenged their work ethic at a meeting, or refused to include all of them on Allston planning, or declined to offer their spouse tenure, or took a courageous stand against Israeli divestment. All of which should be reason to praise Summers, not condemn...
...officer reported to Hawes Hall in Allston to investigate the theft of computer parts including an IBM docking station, a 17-inch IBM Thinkvision screen, computer speakers, an IBM keyboard, mouse, and cable locks valued altogether...