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...There is some concern among some members of the faculty—an unfounded claim in the view of others—that perhaps Minow is too affable and unwilling to say ‘no,’ a potential obstacle when having to make cuts to the budget, a process that will entail denying some programs and not others, says one faculty member...
...College Harry R. Lewis ’68. “To go out and borrow money on buildings, on top of [a troubled budget] without having a plan for raising the funds—credible, realistic plans for building—was a mistake in my view.” Others defend the former President’s plans, arguing that the University’s heavily debt-financed and accelerated Allston expansion was essential for Harvard’s continued scientific competitiveness, and that the planning was not unusually or excessively risky. Rather, they say, a confluence...
...work in a ratings agency with no economics experience,” says Laibson, adding that economists recognized the inherent dangers of these models long before the current crisis.“The world has learned a lesson, but it hasn’t changed my world view,” he says.Merton questions whether the systemic failure of global financial systems can be attributed entirely to over-reliance on quantitative models.“Will there be cases where people over-relied on models? Absolutely,” he says. “But is that a general proposition...
...fellow transfer students are some of the happiest people I know here, with an outside point of view and basis for comparison that allow for a heightened appreciation of all that Harvard has to offer. The student body as a whole benefits from this diversity of perspective that transfers bring in and suffers without it. Harvard must be able to admit that mistakes can be made: A student could have made a mistake not applying to or not choosing Harvard the first time around, and the admissions office could have made a mistake in not accepting a student the first...
...minutes later, the two men departed from public view...