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Tufts University President Lawrence S. Bacow, Stanford Provost John W. Etchemendy, University of Cambridge head Alison F. Richard, Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons, and Princeton University President Shirley M. Tilghman were among the prominent figures in higher education nominated for Harvard’s top post...
...Harvard presidency. “The answer has always been no,” he said. Gutmann is one of several prominent university administrators who have denied interest in the Harvard presidency. Others include Lee C. Bollinger, president of Columbia; Ruth Simmons, president of Brown; and Shirley M. Tilghman, president of Princeton. Gutmann was scheduled to fly back to Philadelphia yesterday morning. —Stephanie S. Garlow and Brittney L. Moraski contributed to the reporting of this article. —Staff writer Javier C. Hernandez can be reached at jhernand@fas.harvard.edu. —Staff writer Reed B. Rayman...
...rival’s footsteps.The New Jersey school is establishing a new Center for African American Studies and expanding its faculty in the field from 5 to 11—challenging Harvard’s position as the premier hub of black studies. On Monday, Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman announced plans for the university to expand its African American studies program and contribute to the “quest to achieve racial equality and understand the impact of race on the life and institutions of the United States.” In an e-mail response to the news...
...financial aid packages, while richer students whose families can afford to pay college tuition in full can take advantage of the early admissions process. “We agree that early admission ‘advantages the advantaged,’” Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman said in a statement yesterday. Princeton officials also said that early admissions programs can cause high-school seniors to make “premature” college choices. Princeton spokeswoman Cass Cliatt said that the school had been considering changes to its early decision program for several years and that Harvard?...
...been thought of as the top two universities in the country are finally in agreement about one thing: they believe that early admissions give an unfair advantage to wealthy students. "I think it will make the admissions process far more fair and equitable," Princeton University's President Shirley M. Tilghman said. "Early decision was advantaging those who were already advantaged...