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...with faculty in the professional schools during his tenure. And the president said he had sensed “great support” for his goals among Harvard alumni, though he conceded that his perception might have been inaccurate. Summers hesitated when one mother sought his advice to his successor. “This is like one occasion after another to put my foot in it,” Summers said, drawing laughter. “These are open invitations to confirm stereotypes.” But he went on to outline some of the objectives he has pursued during...
...With the fight against Communism now replaced by the War on Terror, John Paul's successor faces a wholly new, more explosive political challenge. Not only does Pope Benedict XVI not have first-hand experience "behind the lines" in a Muslim society, like John Paul's background in Krakow, but the reach of his words may be inherently limited. Rather than facing a godless society's attack on the freedom to believe, Islamic terrorism presents a warped interpretation of a competing faith...
Harvard, now more then ever, is in need of consensus-building—particularly in the choice of its next president. As discussion inevitably turns from lamenting or deriding our current president to thinking seriously about his successor, we hope that the make-up of the presidential search committee will reflect this need...
...straight shooter doesn’t mean he could avoid controversy. After calling the police on University Hall protestors in 1969, Pusey fell out of favor and resigned two years later.According to a Crimson news article from June 1971, the search for President Pusey’s successor was “unprecedented in the history of any American college,” spanning nine months, considering over 1,200 candidates and costing a whopping $40,000 (translated to today’s dollars, that comes out to about $190,000).Dean of the Law School Derek...
...last night’s meeting, the UC also passed legislation calling for undergraduate students to have a “formal and significant” role in choosing Summers’ successor...