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...letter ultimately led to changes in the course, but Hren's section was also given a reminder of just how far removed the top--in the form of B-School Dean John H. McArthur...
...most graduate schools, a dean oversees the institution's academic and administrative life. At the B-School, however, the figure of a concerned leader deeply involved in the daily life of the school yielded to a persona better suited to the business world than academia: to both students and faculty, McArthur is not simply the school's dean--he is its chief executive officer...
During his tenure McArthur has overseen dramatic transformation at the Business School. At the time of his appointment in 1980 the B-School's stature, both at Harvard and elsewhere, had come under fire. Critics included President Derek C. Bok, who issued a report questioning the school's academic structure and its treatment of ethical issues...
...B-School students who volunteer for tutoring programs at several of the clubs throughout Boston came up with the idea to hold this year's festivities at Harvard, said David H. Rutley, a second-year student and an organizer of the day-long affair...
While some observers find the case method regimented, and some charge that important groups and topics are commonly neglected, critics are not likely to outnumber proponents anytime soon. For all its faults, the system has maintained decades of popularity with both professors and students at the B-School. Although virtually no other business schools in the country have introduced the same system, the powers that be across the River have decided that it works. The venerable case study method has today become almost as much of an institution as the school itself...