The Crimson: Snooze
Has anyone else noticed how boring the Crimson has become? "Consensus Eludes UC on Funding Changes." Reminds me of Worthwhile Canadian Initiative.
It's almost as if the paper has consciously decided to ignore the biggest story in academia: the resignation of its current president, the search for his replacement, and the enormous challenges that lie ahead for Harvard.
Some possible story ideas....
1) What is Summers doing now? The faculty is certainly worried.
2) $. $ $ $. Think sciences...FAS deficits...etc.
3) The alums. How do they feel? Plus, alumni $.
4) The Board of Overseers. Apparently they're having an election. Does anyone care? Should they?
5) Derek Bok: What's he doing now? How is he making the transition from semi-retirement to full-on president?
6) Summers' severance package. From what I hear, it ain't small.
7) The capital campaign. It's been put off year after year, and along with it, Allston. Can't start until there's a new president, and probably even then not for a year or so....
8) Speaking of Allston...what happens now? Is it back to the drawing board? How much of President Summers' planning will stay in place?
9) The Summers' circle. What happens to the people who closely aligned themselves with LHS?
10) Andrei Shleifer. Isn't he supposed to be returning next fall? That would be interesting.
11) Summers' future: How about a symposium?
12) What is Bill Kirby doing now? Not much, from the sound of it. And what of his severance package?
Where's Zach Seward when you need him? Oh, wait, he got kicked out....
