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...news that Provost Steven E. Hyman will remain in his current post when President-elect Drew G. Faust takes over is good for Faust and—most importantly—good for Harvard. We only hope that Mass. Hall is not just a pit stop on Hyman’s path to another university’s president’s office. Despite the interim year overseen by President Derek C. Bok, a rough transition come July is almost inevitable—Harvard will have a new president and four new deans. Having served as provost since 2001, Hyman...
...Steven Pinker. "The juxtaposition of the two words makes it sound like 'faith' and 'reason' are parallel and equivalent ways of knowing," he wrote in the Harvard Crimson. "But universities are about reason, pure and simple." Though 71% of incoming students say they attend religious services and many already elect to study religion, the committee gave in, ultimately substituting a "culture and belief" requirement. It turned out to be more practical...
...having a great year. Last fall Rosie O'Donnell took over The View like the loudest third-grader at a school recital and made it a must-see--building buzz, tweaking Donald Trump and waving her sexuality like a semaphore flag. This doesn't mean America is about to elect Barney Frank President. But it means that in the intimate genre of TV hosting, there's an open seat for gay people at the national coffee table...
...Summers, who frequently mentioned O’Brien’s contributions with high praise. She played an instrumental role in making sure that Summers was constantly aware of student life issues and also helped garner his financial support for undergraduate initatives. We can only hope that President-elect Drew G. Faust will be able to find an O’Brien equivalent in the College administration...
Gewen was introduced by the dean of Radcliffe, Drew G. Faust, who became Harvard’s first female president-elect last week. Faust has published 14 pieces in the Book Review since 1990, and described Gewen as only “a voice” to her for 10 years before she finally met him in person...