Word: putnam
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...although reactions to the two appointments--Robert C. Clark at Law School and Robert D. Putnam at the Kennedy School--couldn't have been more different, their effects on the schools were similar in the sense that the deanship decisions clearly marked new stages in the schools' development...
...other extreme, the Putnam appointment at the Kennedy School was universally hailed as a signal that Harvard's youngest and fasted growing professional school was finally going to come to terms with its curriculum. Putnam, a widely respected scholar and former Government Department chair, said from the day his appointment was made public in March that he would emphasize academics--a clear departure from the aggressive growth plan stressed by his controversial predecessor Graham T. Allison...
...make an admirable move in picking Professor of Government Robert D. Putnam as the next dean of the Kennedy School of Government. The school, which has been rocked by scandals over fundraising and curriculum problems during the past few years, must return its attention to academics, and Putnam is qualified to lead the school in that direction...
...choice of Professor of Law Robert C. Clark as dean of the Law School was as disturbing as the Putnam appointment was commendable. Not only does Clark have little practical experience in fundraising, an essential skill as the school embarks on a massive capital drive in the coming years, but he also has been a vocal opponent of the radical faction of the Law faculty...
...SECRET HISTORY by Paul Theroux; Putnam; 512 pages...