Word: seemly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...None of us seem to understand why secrecy was essential," said Cecily C. Selby '46, who was a member of the Radcliffe Board of Trustees in the late 1970s. "I'll be loyal forever, but it'll be easier to be loyal now that there are no secrets...
...institutions grow, they become moresubdivided, and the authority that was once vestedin the president is in the hands of a number ofdeans and vice presidents. "Presidents seem tomatter less as institutions get larger," Kellersays...
...what itonce was? Fisher says a movement is alreadyunderway in American colleges and universities togive more power to the office of president. But tomake the heads of higher education truly importantfigures, in all probability, the president ofHarvard will have to make his voice heard. Theodds of Rudenstine doing so seem pretty slim. Asfisher puts it, "He's no James Conant...
Harvard is starting a bit early--before most donors could be expected to make money in their own right--but so far it doesn't seem to have ruffled many feathers...
...News & World Report ranks Harvard third after six years in the top spot, bruising egos and putting a damper on traditional cries of "safety school" during the year's Harvard-Yale Game. Students spend the academic year denying the validity of such rankings but seem pleased when the College returns to the top of the charts the next year...