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Eventually, she says that she would like to teach an undergraduate course. When asked if teaching was a way for her to enlist the best and brightest to join her research team, D’Souza breaks into a wide smile and says, “Yes, that’s the whole idea...
...also churned out documentaries and soap operas set at Harvard—even resorting to illegal filming to bypass the campus’ filming ban But this “ridiculous culture” of reverence for ‘the number one school’ has deep and wide roots, Kwon says...
...have their own late-night TV shows, but “The Tavis Smiley Show,” which airs on PBS (WGBH/Channels 2 and 44 locally), bears little resemblance to Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report.” Smiley specializes in conducting wide-ranging interviews with interesting people—both famous and not so famous—while Colbert specializes in skewering politicians and the right-wing pundits upon whom his character is based. It’s no wonder that Colbert drew a larger college crowd on Friday...
Which is saddening, because the College would benefit immensely from a UC president with presence. A school of 6500 students like ours needs a few campus-wide recognizable characters to promote a sense of campus community and a unifying Harvard’s consciousness. Like it or not, the UC leadership is better placed than any other group to fill these roles. Its reach is, theoretically at least, unrestricted to any particular student organization or group. Thus, not only do we need a president who delivers tangible results, but one that also creates a campus-wide buzz in the process...
...provides (i.e. the debate it promotes and the celebrity status it can grant to certain leaders). Whether pushing for calendar reform or a student endowment, the UC’s new chief shouldn’t slink into the shadows of presidential duty. He must embrace the campus-wide spotlight that is the UC presidency...