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...committee maintains the same structure that was used for Harvard’s last two presidential searches—with three members of the Board of Overseers, the University’s second-highest governing board, joining the Corporation fellows. Today’s announcement indicates that the secretive Corporation will again play a dominant role in choosing Harvard’s next leader...
Green, who as provost from 1992 to 1994 was Harvard’s second-highest administrator, said of yesterday’s session: “I don’t think anybody expressed a doubt about the good will of the Faculty and the good will of the Corporation...
...Gross ’71 acknowledged grade inflation as a problem in the College. According to his letter, ‘A’s accounted for 23.7 percent of all grades given to Harvard undergraduates last academic year—the highest level since 1999-2000, and the second-highest level in the last 20 years. An additional 25 percent of grades awarded last year were A-minuses, according to Gross’ letter. Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr. ’53 said that grade inflation makes pluses and minuses more important...
...Raimondi says. “I have been playing defense on the special teams throughout the season, and it allowed me to switch off to and from defense much better.” Back in her first campaign with the Crimson, when Raimondi posted the second-highest point total among Harvard rookies, all signs pointed to her eventual offensive stardom asan upperclassman. Entering her sophomore season, her teammates knew she had the skills to be a key piece to the puzzle for the Crimson. “Her shot is unreal,” Angela Ruggiero...
Members of the Board of Overseers, Harvard’s second-highest governing body, were kept in the dark about University President Lawrence H. Summers’ plans to step down until the day he announced his resignation, Board members said in interviews...