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...most interesting sites in the search engine category lurk deep within the list of 1,600 sites: new companies that have the hopes and aspirations of being the next Google. Sites like chacha.com (#171 in the search engine rankings) and mahalo.com (#153) are attempting to insert human editors back into the search experience, while other sites like Powerset and Wikia are attempting to create a whole new paradigm for search through better understanding of syntax and community involvement. It's hard to imagine that one of these startups could upset the search engine apple cart, especially one so top-heavy...
...senior scholar search is a process in which departments canvas scholars and experts in a field. The objective of the search is to find luminaries outside of Harvard capable of satisfying the University’s high expectations for tenure, which are described in the University-issued faculty handbook as an honor “reserved for scholars of the first order of eminence who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and research and who have the capacity to make significant contributions to the departments proposing the appointment...
...Given the eagerness of talented junior faculty to remain at Harvard, the senior search seems almost counterintuitive, especially in light of its grueling and time-consuming nature...
...time from when you start a search to a person showing up in a classroom can be about three years,” says Casey. “For a small department to conduct a senior search the process can be extraordinarily arduous and take an enormous amount of time. There’s a limit to the capacity of a faculty to search.” And the time spent recruiting faculty may take away from the academic pursuits of the members of search committees...
...search is considered a worthwhile investment in the quality of the FAS faculty. By making the first step as even as possible for those outside and inside the system, FAS allows itself to search freely for those best fit to fill gaps in the curriculum. Harvard is willing to go to great lengths to claim great minds, and some of the University’s most prized luminaries—including Stephen Pinker, Homi Bhabha, and Stephen Greenblatt—have entered the gates through this process...