Word: tactfulness
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...exploded, as undergraduates vented their outrage. One student proposed on his house open list that the College “is run by regulatory zealots.” Another griped that “Dean Pilbeam’s letter is 70-80 percent bullshit.” What tact. It’s not surprising that students are mourning the end of the party grant days (free-flowing booze is a good time indeed) but the vitriol reaction toward Pilbeam’s announcement is bizarre. The University is a multibillion-dollar corporation subject to the rules and regulations...
...this case, Faust wisely constrained her comments to the academic issues at hand rather than the broader and far thornier issues in the conflict between Israel and Palestine. We hope she continues to show such good judgment and tact...
...looms so large in both the making of American mythology and the making of American history. No one can quite agree on what to make of him. "Unblushingly Machiavellian," wrote his biographer, Philip Barbour. In the best of light, Smith was the impolitic outlaw with more grit than tact, the archetypical don't-tread-on-me misfit without whom the fragile experiment at Jamestown would have collapsed within months. What historians can agree on is that he was a victim of his time: the pivotal English figure in the first sustained Anglo-American culture clash, the accidental envoy who would...
...built up a reputation for strong, yet understated leadership. It is no secret that this page has disagreed with Knowles on matters of policy and priorities. But despite those differences, we know that he has always acted with Harvard’s best interests in mind. His tact, his wit, and his sense of judgment have always been valued, and the level of care he brought to the deanship will not be forgotten. Knowles’ absence is particularly difficult at this uncertain time, when many of the initiatives he has spearheaded, from the curricular review to FAS budgetary...
That’s not to say that the presidential search committee should select a leader who lacks the tact necessary to avoid getting caught Harvard’s political spider web. Indeed, the president must work constructively with Harvard’s various faculties, inspire alumni and students alike to 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...