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...three years in the making), and with support from deans and faculty—and the support of undergraduates—we can renew reform without pause.At this point, the review’s first priority should be to eliminate the Core Curriculum. Students and professors are in widespread consensus that the Core is generally impotent and that its philosophies are misguided. Now is our chance to dissolve it and leave something better for posterity (perhaps, if we act quickly enough, for current underclassmen to have the choice between completing their general education curriculum through Core requirements or distributional alternatives...
...Corporation faces the future, it should choose a President with greater skill as a leader of academics and with Summers’ vision for Harvard’s future. The easy road towards retrenchment and consensus-based leadership will not make Harvard stronger. The next president must not only calm the waters, but also make hard decisions that will sadly, but inevitably, cause some resentment. But Harvard is not just a worker’s cooperative run for the faculty of one particular school. The Corporation must support decisions that put the needs of all of the University?...
...dancing,” and “overall impact,” each on a scale from 1 to 10. At first, his notes are copious and detailed, and there are long discussions about each actor. Choreographers and music directors are consulted, and a consensus is always reached. Time still seems unlimited to them. But difficulties particular to Harvard’s Common Casting system start to clutter the way. The system is particularly tricky for Hanley because “Chicago” is a musical, and so he has to audition people for three different skills: singing...
...know a number of impressive heads of educational institutions, I cannot accept Pinker’s dismissal of others who occupy the demanding position of college or university president. The most effective academic leaders do not rule by fist, fiat, furor, or fear, but rather by listening, building consensus, and creating a context for the institution to thrive.Leaders, as opposed to managers, are expected to have a broad vision of their institution, a set of ambitious but manageable goals, the skill to choose and trust lead staff members, the capacity to devise and implement strategies that allow them to advance...
Bok’s reputation as a consensus-builder still resonates among many faculty members today, who see his brief upcoming tenure as a chance to restore stability to the University...