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...whole resistant to much needed progress. It is hard to fathom Harvard’s 28th president being quite as blunt as Eliot was the outset of his administration—particularly in light of the events that transpired one year ago, which abruptly ended Lawrence H. Summers’ short tenure. Harvard is, however, badly in need of another Eliot, a dreamer who will take risks and challenge the Harvard community to push itself to its limits. We hope that the presidential search committee has the courage to select such an individual rather than a “safe?...
...piece of it, we’re delighted that the secondary fields make that possible,” Foster said.The approved proposals include one from the Department of Economics, which missed the deadline for fall semester consideration of secondary fields by almost a month.Assistant Dean of the College Stephanie H. Kenen, who is coordinating the approval process, said administrators encouraged the Department of Economics to implement a secondary field. At a Faculty meeting last spring, some economists had cautioned that a possible influx of students could overwhelm a department already home to the largest number of concentrators...
...join in their vision, and communicate persuasively with donors. The president need not be an agitator. But the presidential search committee must not be afraid to take a leap of faith in selecting a bold leader—as it did six years ago when it selected Lawrence H. Summers—rather than simply a uniter and a conciliator who will let the University drift as it will...
...H. MAX HUBER ’09 of Concord, Mass. and Leverett House Associate Magazine Editor...
...APRIL H. N. YEE ’08 of Cincinnati, Ohio and Lowell House Executive Editor...