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...finally, help the committee think outside the box--or at least outside Harvard. The Corporation, the president, the provost and the other top administrative brass of the University think highly of their own ability to run the university, but they are unlikely to change the system they are used to. Rudenstine came from outside Cambridge, but inside the Ivy League; maybe you know of a candidate from another walk of life that could lead Harvard in a direction you would desire. The Clintons have been crossed off the list, but otherwise the gambit stands open to those willing to approach...
Although a number of specific individuals, including Provost Harvey V. Fineberg '67, were mentioned over the course of the evening, the search committee members did not direct the conversation toward particular candidates...
...Condi knows [Harvard's] a tough institution of which to be president," Zelikow says. "It's much harder, say, than Stanford. It's far more decentralized. The president and provost are weaker jobs. Condi knows that very well...
...addition to being the youngest Stanford provost ever, she was also the first woman and the first black person appointed to the post...
Rice's colleagues from Stanford have only good things to say about the former provost...