Posted on February 16, 2005 by Scott Johnson

Harvard’s “emergency”

We noted in “Cool Hand Larry” that Harvard President Lawrence Summers had gone to extraordinary lengths with the faculty to prove that he had gotten his mind right. The New York Times account of Harvard’s faculty meeting yesterday demonstrates that surrender and self-abasement are not enough: “Professors at Harvard confront its president.” President Summers, “you beautiful handful of nothing!” I think I’ve seen this particular film before.

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