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...support of at least two influential advisers to the search panel, former Corporation member Hanna H. Gray and former Princeton President William G. Bowen, who had both backed Cech, according to one individual close to the committee. In the last search, Gray’s support was key to Summers?? appointment...
...whole resistant to much needed progress. It is hard to fathom Harvard’s 28th president being quite as blunt as Eliot was the outset of his administration—particularly in light of the events that transpired one year ago, which abruptly ended Lawrence H. Summers?? short tenure. Harvard is, however, badly in need of another Eliot, a dreamer who will take risks and challenge the Harvard community to push itself to its limits. We hope that the presidential search committee has the courage to select such an individual rather than a “safe?...
...join in their vision, and communicate persuasively with donors. The president need not be an agitator. But the presidential search committee must not be afraid to take a leap of faith in selecting a bold leader—as it did six years ago when it selected Lawrence H. Summers??rather than simply a uniter and a conciliator who will let the University drift as it will...
...continued sense of undergraduate community. The “Plan for Harvard in Allston” addresses real and crucial concerns about the University’s expansion into Allston. The report endorses interdisciplinary teaching and research, especially in the sciences, a furtherance of former University President Lawrence H. Summers?? vision that is necessary if the University is to be a leader of science in the 21st century. The report also emphasizes the importance of an environmentally friendly physical plant. In Allston, campus sustainability will be a priority; all projects will be required to meet the Leadership...
...Cech’s pioneering biochemical research—and his widely praised management skills—may carry him into Summers?? old post. Two individuals familiar with the activities of the Harvard presidential search committee have told The Crimson that Cech, 59, is among the handful of candidates being most seriously considered...