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Originally Posted by ColdWind My son is also at Northwestern; it is a bit surprising, as well as refreshing, that the selection did not come from Princeton University, however. |
I think there still may have been a Princeton influence. The chairman of Northwestern's board of trustees, Patrick Ryan, had gone through former Princeton president William Bowen, in getting Northwestern's current president Henry Bienen. Bowen also was quoted following the selection of Schapiro which possibly implies some involvement with Morty's selection as well:
Bowen concerning Bienen from the Northwestern Magazine
The Bienen Years, Winter 2008, Northwestern Magazine :
In some ways the clincher in hiring Bienen came from William G. Bowen, former Princeton president and later president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Ryan telephoned Bowen, knowing he had written widely on the elements of successful leadership, especially for nonprofit institutions.
“Henry is a leap-forward person,” Bowen said in a recent interview. When Ryan explained their hopes for the next Northwestern president, Bowen insisted Bienen was tailor-made for the position. “Some institutions don’t welcome aggressiveness,” Bowen said. “But at Northwestern the table was set.”
Bowen on Schapiro
Northwestern's New President :
"He is a very unusual person in that he has deep experience in research universities and at one of the best liberal arts colleges in the country. And he has demonstrated accomplishments as a great teacher and an outstanding leader."