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...fairly evaluate Faust??s qualifications, we should begin with her captaincy of Radcliffe, the basis by which most observers have adjudged her presidential fitness. The actual Institute lies in that nether-world between the Yard and the Quad, prompting me and similarly-ignorant classmates to ask: What, exactly, do these women...
...leap. The choice of Faust, a historian specializing in the American South and the Civil War, signifies a return to the leadership of a career academic. Neil L. Rudenstine, the English scholar who led Harvard through the 1990s, was the last such academic at the helm of the University. Faust??s predecessor, Summers, was a nationally known political figure, having served as secretary of the Treasury. If she is confirmed by the Board of Overseers, many say Faust will bring a style of leadership starkly different from Summers’ supposed abrasiveness. Summers resigned last spring after...
Drew Gilpin Faust??s expected election as the 28th President of Harvard College will spark a flurry of attention. Worldwide, headlines will herald Harvard’s first female leader in its 371-year history. But as the world takes note of Harvard’s milestone, it will likely ignore the far more significant crossroads at which Harvard finds itself today...
Four of Harvard’s schools, including the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, will rely on Faust??s judgment for their new deans, decisions which will be among the most important of her presidency. It is certainly far from easy to find leaders capable of motivating tenured professors, who live cloistered in their labs or offices. Combating this academic apathy is a challenging task, but one that Harvard’s new deans can achieve not through fiat, but by reaching out to critics and supporters alike. Harvard’s leaders cannot be the faculty?...
...Faust??s gender is undeniably significant as a historical fact, something that Faust herself, as one of the world’s leading historians on gender issues in 19th century America no doubt appreciates. Moreover, it is expected that Faust will approach her job with a much different outlook than her predecessors toward issues of women, gender, and sexuality; in her first interview with The Crimson in 2001, she politely referred to Harvard’s support for these topics as “not the strongest.” [See correction below...