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...sciences, and revitalizing Harvard College academics. These goals were obvious, and they all built on the foundation Rudenstine laid. Larry Summers can focus on them because he hasn’t had to fundraise full-time. For that, he—and Harvard—can thank his predecessor...
According to the New York Times, President Summers has asked the help of various sages to help him retool his his management style. Perhaps he should simply pick up the phone and call his predecessor...
...Cursed follows in the footsteps of its predecessor, it could bring the film’s fledgling co-star Jesse Eisenberg out of relative obscurity...
...turn of events Summers could not have foreseen at his installation in 2001. Indeed, he thought he was coming to Harvard freshly reformed. His five years at the Treasury were like a term at reform school for Summers, where Robert E. Rubin ’60, his predecessor at the helm of the department, trained him in the art of diplomacy. Rubin, known among reporters as an impeccably polished leader, taught Summers how to watch his mouth, treat people with sensitivity, and approach potential controversy with caution. Never again would Summers allow himself to be caught with his name next...
...Post, which was published exactly one year earlier. Traub cast Summers as a focused, if not slightly overzealous leader who had been explicitly hired by Harvard’s Corporation for his willingness to offend if necessary and his ability to impose the firm hand of governance that his predecessor Neil L. Rudenstine had reportedly been incapable...