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...royal families. The Adamses, Harrisons, Roosevelts and Bushes have given us ample experience with all-in-the-family presidencies. With the notable exception of the Roosevelts, legacy Presidents have been mediocre. There are plenty of qualified candidates in the race with names other than Clinton or Bush. Let's elect one of them next year. Craig Cranston Williamsburg, Virginia...
CORRECTION The Feb. 15 magazine article "Another Side of Faust" incorrectly implied that Samuel H. Preston, a professor of demography at the University of Pennsylvania, was criticizing Lawrence H. Summers when he called President-elect Drew Gilpin Faust "an antidote" to the former Harvard leader. In fact, as Preston later noted in a message to The Crimson, he believes Summers was "instrumental in moving Harvard in positive directions." The article should have made Preston's views clearer...
Professors greeted President-elect Drew Gilpin Faust in University Hall with scattered applause and later a standing ovation during yesterday’s Faculty Council meeting. The good spirit carried over into the rest of the session as the final General Education report earned high marks from a formerly critical faculty. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
...Before, Drew, you add bubbles to our lives,” Knowles said to the president-elect, “on behalf of the Faculty, let me add a few to yours...
Just a few hours after teaching her Civil War conference course, President-elect Drew Gilpin Faust appeared on Jim Lehrer’s “Newshour” last night to discuss her vision for the university she will head in just five months. Faust, who was confirmed on Sunday as Harvard’s 28th president, reiterated many of the points she made at a news conference on Sunday. She emphasized her desire to lead Harvard’s expansion into Allston and to improve undergraduate education. While Faust—currently the dean of the Radcliffe Institute...