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...students heard a different story a few days before winter break, when they met with David Korn ’54, the University’s recently-appointed vice provost for research, who would lead the University review...
...Commencement approaches, Harvard likes to think it has helped to produce another class of leaders. But are leaders born or made? Is nature or nurture more important? I address these questions in my recent book, The Powers to Lead. How often have you heard someone say that a political candidate looks (or does not look) like a leader? A tall handsome person enters a room, draws attention, and “looks like a leader.” Various studies have shown that tall men are often favored, and corporate CEOs are taller than average. Moreover, tall men tend...
...fair, there are some people at Harvard who have not been shy in making their voices heard. During my short time here, professors like classicist Richard F. Thomas and computer scientist Harry R. Lewis ’68 have been raising and debating many questions of importance to Harvard’s institutional well being. (Lewis even wrote a book sharing his opinions on Harvard’s direction as a university—he tellingly titled it, “Excellence Without a Soul.”) These voices, though, seem few are far between, despite the fact that...
...Universities thrive on the vigorous clash of ideas. This is true for debates that happen at a university, and for debates that happen about a university. If we fail to make our voices heard about the most critical issues Harvard faces, its future will be poorer. And so as irritating as a group like SLAM can be, the next time I read an overly shrill statement given in support of one of their campaigns, I’ll at least respect the fact that they’re expressing an opinion in an effort to make Harvard a better place...
...give you an idea, the other day I was on the phone with an FBI agent about a wanted terrorist. I'd heard he was holed up in some city in the Middle East. The FBI agent asked how I knew this. A rumor, I answered, adding I had no idea whether there was any truth to it. I'm certain the FBI agent took notes, but only to file them away. An FBI agent needs solid, actionable information - solid enough to arrest people, convict them in a court of law and put them behind bars. In this case...