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...wise to do so and not shy away from badly-needed reform for fear of offending her many constituencies.Perhaps Faust’s biggest challenge will be bringing the University together into a unified whole. Harvard has long operated under a decentralized system, with each faculty and school retaining broad autonomy. The result has been an institution dominated by individual fiefdoms and parochial interests and that is averse to interdisciplinary endeavor. Faust must break down these entrenched barriers—a move that will likely anger many. Luckily, Faust has a solid model to build on with the nascent Harvard...
...While previous violent incidents at Harvard have also spurred administrators to amend specific deficiencies in the University’s broad crises management plans and tactics, University officials admit that it is difficult to identify truly troubled students due to privacy considerations...
...Education would herald a new age for undergraduate education at Harvard. Gone would be the days of inflexible requirements and begging for exemptions at the Core Office. General Education was about to heroically do away with the disenchantment of our education, replacing the Core with a slew of engaging, broad, and relevant courses.Yet as a final report gave way to legislation, faculty debate, amendments, and a final vote, we became increasingly disillusioned. Now, General Education looks likely to achieve just the opposite of what it initially promised.The problem is not its philosophy, which is generally sound. Unlike the Core Curriculum?...
With more than a decade of experience on the Corporation, Houghton was the only current member who had served on the committee that selected Summers in 2001. Though Keohane had spent little time at Harvard and had only been on the Corporation for two years, her broad-ranging knowledge of higher education quickly made her one of the most influential voices on the committee...
Another scientist, Broad Institute Director Eric S. Lander, was considered seriously by the committee in December, according to two individuals close to committee members...