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Signers of the letter included Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz, Professor of Economics Lawrence Katz, Dean of KSG Joseph S. Nye, Dean of Undergraduate Education Susan G. Pedersen’81-’82, Malkin Professor of Public Policy Robert D. Putnam, Stone Professor of International Trade Jeffrey D. Sachs ’76 and Masters from five of the 12 Houses...
...according to Putnam, government faculty felt the University’s resources were being misdirected, from substance to style...
...Kennedy School was born in a period of tension between government and the people who created KSG,” Putnam says. “It was like any rivalry between two siblings. Government thought the Kennedy School was an upstart getting pushed by Bok [that] had pizzazz but not depth. It was a conflict between the advocates of relevance and rigor...
...Putnam, who holds a joint appointment with KSG and FAS, insists the deep mutual distaste predated his arrival...
...It’s almost entirely ancient history,” Putnam says. “The passing of personal rivalries [made the government department and KSG] more closely aligned, and I would say relationships are pretty good...