Word: knowleses
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"Controversial," however, seems to apply best in this context and the chances of Dr. Knowles depend largely on whether the Corporation wants a man with high visibility or a Nixonesque low-profile. There are advantages to both. A quiet administrator, like Bok, might be able to hold a churned-up...
An outspoken liberal who "enjoys controversy," according to one colleague, Knowles is proud of the fact that he can pick up the phone and bring all major news media to his office in less than an hour. In the last few years, his controversies have been well-chosen and he...
A Harvard graduate, who also acquired a professorship of medicine at the Harvard Med School this year, Knowles has sufficient, but not outstanding academic credentials. He is not likely to annoy powerful Faculty members, however, because he would not come to the presidency carrying an academic reputation.
It is not commonplace to find doctors as university presidents; but then, this does happen to be an off-year for qualified applicants, and Knowles is said to be ecstatic over the idea. Much to Boston University's consternation, according to one source, he is reportedly holding their presidential search...
Still, Knowles is qualified by even the most rigid criteria. And if the Corporation is looking for a Kingman Brewster who has proven he can survive in less serene settings than New Haven, Knowles' honesty both about his opinions and his own ambitions cannot be overlooked. To his name, add...