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...faced and overcome the obstacles that modern sexism presents: those that half of Harvard’s student body will likely face. Harvard has been trying, with limited success, to confront the problem through efforts such as the new Women’s Center. But a female president??€™s firsthand knowledge of how to overcome such obstacles would make her the best-equipped candidate to lead Harvard in promoting gender equality. She would also provide a strong role model for students, and perhaps help to boost the number of tenured FAS women professors, who currently make up less...
...presidents may have fewer reasons than other candidates to leave their comparatively harmonious universities, given that leading Harvard may be only a marginal jump in prestige. But that’s not to say that some candidates aren’t interested in becoming Harvard’s president??€”and precisely who is often a poorly kept secret...
Hyman has also taken over the lion’s share of the president??€™s alumni development and fundraising duties—a potential boon to his prospects as a candidate...
...think that [Hyman] has made it very clear that he has always been a different person and had different priorities in many respects from those of Summers," says Ryan, who was one of the president??€™s most ardent critics throughout last year’s tumult. "I don’t think that anyone really feels that he was part of the power behind the throne that then didn’t work...
McConaughey’s words prompt one of the most moving scenes in the movie, in which Strathairn, after driving to the NCAA headquarters and waiting in the pouring rain, catches the NCAA president on his way to his car and pleads for his help. The president??€™s agreement embodies the theme of community that runs through the film, and the way that its rebuilding is largely attributed to such acts of compassion...