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...eventual decampment of “Brother West,” as he styles himself, for Princeton was the fruit of Summers’ presidential advice that West lay off the spoken-word albums and Al Sharpton presidential bids, and return to the scholarly toils of his handsomely paid vocation. A not altogether unreasonable demand, it had seemed to me as a twelfth grader, when I first heard of it—though not to West, who fumed that Summers was the “Ariel Sharon of higher education...
Tilghman likewise withdrew as the committee’s list narrowed, denying requests to meet with the committee in the fall for fear that her commitment to Princeton would be questioned if word got out, according to an individual who spoke with a committee member. “She simply preferred the job she had,” said former Princeton President William G. Bowen, who provided unofficial counsel to Harvard search committee members. “She was just successful and happy in what she was doing...
Bok’s lack of assurance only confirmed doubts the search committee had about Cech’s ability to kick-start the University’s long-delayed capital campaign. In addition, the committee received word that several leading Harvard scientists were not enthusiastic about the prospect of a Cech presidency, according to two individuals close to the search process. Nevertheless, the committee indicated to Cech that he was a serious contender for the position before he flew off to Colorado for a week-long vacation with his wife at the end of January, the sources said...
...write 24 pages in under 24 hours and still do well. I learned that a lot of the education you get at college happens outside the classroom. And I learned how to deal with failure, even if most Harvard students don’t understand the meaning of that word until reaching adulthood...
...month “J-term” in between. But in the last two years of Summers’ tenure, the conversation on calendar reform stalled as FAS tackled general education legislation. Just before the curricular review came to completion this spring, the UC released a 10,000 word position paper documenting their proposed calendar changes. A UC-sponsored undergraduate referendum on calendar reform followed, in which 84 percent of the 3,467 students who participated voted in favor of the Council’s proposal. The UC plan drew heavily upon that of the Verba report...