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...pomp and circumstance of Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers’ Friday inauguration ceremony followed a morning of substantive academic discussion, as the University held a series of faculty symposia, including one on a topic Summers has been pushing since his appointment—undergraduate education...
...installation ceremony was the capstone to two days of festivities, including student performances, faculty symposia and a reception. More than 5,000 people came to Tercentenary Theatre for the day of pomp and circumstance...
Preparing For Pomp...
...pomp surrounding the installation last week—a ceremony that dates back to the early 18th century—contrasted sharply with the plain words and forceful message that Summers delivered in the keynote address. In a brief speech, Summers laid out his plans for, among other measures, improving undergraduate education, hiring more faculty members, expanding into University-owned land in Allston and making Harvard into a “global” university. Although there are still some big questions left unanswered, the staff is gratified that many of the points made by the new president have been...
...Lowell’s successor, James B. Conant ’14, pomp and circumstance was not a priority, with war on the horizon and an upcoming Tercentenary Celebration. Instead, Conant selected the Faculty Room of University Hall for his installation. Only 150 people attended. In retrospect, Conant’s secretary, Jerome Greene, maintained that the famed 1935 Tercentenary Celebration, with its audience of 15,000, was Conant’s true inauguration...