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In the recent years, Kent had attended a number of schools.
After a year at Goucher College, Kent attended the University of Florida for a semester, then Boston College for one term before coming to the Extension School this fall.
Like the world's great empires, the Rome of universities is always expanding its reach. And one of the pitfalls of Harvard's growing international influence is the increased likelihood that the University itself will become unmanageable.
The voice of faculty could get lost in decision-making. International demand for the Harvard name could pull the University in too many directions at once.
The University is trying to control its growth: Rudenstine says so many new ideas cross his desk every day that he is forced to reject 98 percent of them.