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...initiatives begun by Summers—the University’s expansion into Allston, its revamping of financial aid, and making Harvard the global hub of the life sciences, to name a few—remain uncompleted, and will require care and guidance if they are to blossom into fruition. Bok and Knowles cannot afford to be complacent.The nine members of the Presidential Search Committee have an equally daunting task—finding the rare leader who is right for Harvard both now and 25 years down the road. But before a short list is made, the committee must articulate...
...Johnny Bravo,” Fox’s late-night comedy sketch show “MADtv” approached MacFarlane about airing segments of “The Life of Larry” on its program. Although this deal never came to fruition, Fox still took notice of MacFarlane and gave him the chance to write his own animated series...
...Harvard was rich, but hadn’t yet found a way to buy a new lease on life. Summers showed a way.Second, and more importantly, the content of Summers’ vision was so compelling that it often seemed that the faster it could come to fruition, the better. Perhaps it was Summers’ experience away from the academy, first at the helm of the Treasury Department and as the World Bank’s chief economist prior to that, that made him uniquely in touch with the most vital issues of our era. Summers frequently suggested that...
...gained possession of their archrival’s icon, the pair stood paralyzed on the Yale Bowl’s field, their package ready for delivery. They had spoken of, and planned for, this moment for weeks, but neither of them had expected their scheme would come to fruition, and certainly not in so haphazard a fashion. But there they were nonetheless. Success lay just a hundred yards away if they could only summon the courage to sprint to their Harvard brethren, dog in tow. Slowly jogging onto the grass, they led Handsome Dan in circles, drawing thunderous applause from...
...recruitment of professors from outside Harvard for tenured posts, the addition of contemporary social science readings to the department’s sophomore tutorial, and the relocation of the department’s Hilles Library headquarters to a site closer to the Yard—have not come to fruition...