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ETOB. Beginning with the presidency of John Thornton Kirkland (1810-1828), generations of Harvard administrators have scribbled it on memos, briefings, and budgets. “Every Tub on Its Own Bottom” has been the sacred governing philosophy of Harvard presidents for centuries...
Perhaps more significant financially—and symbolically—than the centralization of procurement is the changes that Mass. Hall has made to budgeting. The annual tub-by-tub budget reviews, which used to be less substantive, have become an intensive, back-and-forth process between the schools and Mass. Hall under Summers, Berman writes...
...other positions also represent a consolidation of activities formerly done at the tub level. The internationalization of Harvard, in particular, has long been a Summers priority, shifting power from schools—especially from Jane Edwards, the director of the Office of International Programs at the College—to the central administration...
...what looked like aunt Edna's room. A bed, a desk and armoire fit snugly into the space. I was happy I was only staying there for a few hours. "Probably not a lot of wi-fi here," I joked to myself looking at the wash-pail-sized tub (sans shower curtain...
GRILLS Barbecue grills are getting flashier. Some new models feature everything but the kitchen sink--and sometimes that's included too. Cal Spas' new Tuscany (starting at $48,000!) comes with a five-burner stainless-steel grill, a fridge, a fireplace, a two-person hot tub ... you get the idea. The Master Chef 700, above, is much more reasonable, with a $4,700 price tag. Still, most grills sold are less than...