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...Pusey met with the Corporation over lunch, ostensibly to discuss educational problems at Harvard and possible solutions. He hoped for little more than a grant of scholarship money to Lawrence College...

Author: By Warren Adler and Catherine E. Shoichet, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Now & Then: The Selection of Rudenstine's Successor Bears Many Similarities to the Pusey Search | 12/5/2000 | See Source »

...Although Pusey was slow to recognize his own talents, many said that his past achievements indicated that he would be the perfect successor...

Author: By Warren Adler and Catherine E. Shoichet, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Now & Then: The Selection of Rudenstine's Successor Bears Many Similarities to the Pusey Search | 12/5/2000 | See Source »

...Pusey, a devout Episcopalian, believed that religious education was an important component of college life. At Lawrence, Pusey instituted a mandatory religion course and held monthly convocations with religious themes. He also created a "Freshman Studies" program--a mandatory course for first-year students at the college-- designed to expose student to a diverse range of educational experiences, from Darwin to Dostoevsky...

Author: By Warren Adler and Catherine E. Shoichet, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Now & Then: The Selection of Rudenstine's Successor Bears Many Similarities to the Pusey Search | 12/5/2000 | See Source »

...Lawrence Pusey had shown a strong interest in the students of his university. He was noted for attending Saturday football games. He contrasted sharply with Conant, who had drawn criticism for spending too much time in the national spotlight and letting Buck take care of matters in Harvard Yard...

Author: By Warren Adler and Catherine E. Shoichet, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Now & Then: The Selection of Rudenstine's Successor Bears Many Similarities to the Pusey Search | 12/5/2000 | See Source »

...During Pusey's nine-year tenure at Lawrence, the college's endowment doubled, though he was modest about the accomplishment, attributing it to curricular reforms rather than fundraising efforts...

Author: By Warren Adler and Catherine E. Shoichet, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Now & Then: The Selection of Rudenstine's Successor Bears Many Similarities to the Pusey Search | 12/5/2000 | See Source »

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