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...word other than “courage” for the title of his book. How else to explain the absence of student input in the decision to honor Massachusetts Governor W. Mitt Romney by naming him 2003 commencement speaker at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government (KSG...
Perhaps if the KSG administration trusted its students more, it would have declined to honor a man who is the antithesis of everything the school stands for. The Kennedy School is supposedly training a new generation of ethical, high-minded public leaders. While Romney does happen to be the governor of KSG’s home state, his short-lived political career would make a great KSG case study on how a public leader should not handle himself. Choosing Romney to speak about public leadership is akin to choosing former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay to speak about corporate ethics...
...society, the Kennedy School is dedicated to training leaders who forgo opportunities for profit in the private sector in order to serve the common good. Romney has spent more of his life lambasting people for dedicating their lives to public service—that is, following the path KSG urges its students to take—than actually serving the public. Romney spent his business career at Bain Capital putting self above the common good. His business dealings reflect a clear pattern: lay off workers, cut their benefits, line his own pockets...
...constituents that his proposed budget would not increase taxes or cut essential services. Apparently the governor was not concerned about letting something as simple as the truth get in the way of a good political message. Is this the type of advice he will pass on to KSG graduates...
Legions of KSG students are disappointed with the selection of Romney and the closed process which brought it about. Over 100 students have signed a petition expressing their disappointment...