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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...staff position advocates openness and student input in the search for Harvard's next president, but then abandons those values when it comes to one of the most crucial points in the process. Out of concern for the reputations of the last remaining candidates, the staff suggests that the University keep secret the names of the finalists for the presidency...
...majority leaves unclear just how the disclosure that someone made it to the final round in Harvard's presidential search would harm a person's reputation. Most of those on the search committee's medium list already hold prominent positions. By now, all of them should have learned something about facing public scrutiny and dealing with rejection...
...stigma of coming in second or third in Harvard's search is not going to ruin anyone's career. From here on out, the search committee should make public all of its decisions about those in the running for the University's highest post...
...current secrecy shrouding the presidential search differs little from the last time Harvard chose a chief executive. Twenty years ago, the Corporation--which conducted the search that turned up President Derek C. Bok--went through the motions of soliciting outside advice. Corporation members made noises about including student voices in the selection process, without ever actually listening to those voices...
Twenty years later, it's deja vu all over again. Just like before, students have thus far been kept out of the loop. The search committee initially said that it would include students from the beginning of the process; that statement was revealed to be a lie last week, when The Crimson reported that the committee had already winnowed the field to a medium list--before consulting students even once. So much for consensus...