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...Religion 1513: A History of Harvard and Its Presidents, let me summarize Professor Gomes’ theory on presidential selection: Presidents are often chosen to compensate for the failings of their predecessors. With complaints about Summers’ top-down style of leadership, it’s tempting to appoint a charming, hands-off president who will leave each of the University’s many divisions to develop on their own provided, so to speak, the chair’s still standing. It’s also a horrible idea. Harvard has traditionally operated under this sort of decentralized...
...judge offered to appoint him an attorney but Siebach declined, saying that he was already looking for one. The next pre-trial hearing is slated for April 10 in order to give the defendant enough time to find counsel...
...Harvard’s greatness was reaffirmed in its decision to appoint Lawrence Summers, a brilliant, provocative, and intellectually honest man who could show American universities what a liberal education was all about. The triumph of his Lilliputian adversaries, however, confirms what I had always feared about Harvard, that it is a bubble of self-congratulation and small-mindedness. The ramifications of his ouster will be broad and destructive, as free-thinkers and censors at schools across the country recalculate their positions relative to one another. This is a shameful day for the University...
...selecting a new president, one of the most important considerations is what type of leadership will be best for the University. Last week, my friend and colleague Johnstone Professor of Psychology Steven Pinker was quoted worrying that after the possible departure of University President Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard might appoint a “namby-pamby” as president like every other university. I can understand Pinker’s desire to justify some of the remarks made by Summers. But having studied leadership for many years and having had the opportunity to know a number of impressive heads...
Summers aims to appoint permanent deans for the Business School and the Graduate School of Education—both of which are now headed by acting chiefs—in the next four months, he said on the conference call...