posterX

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/28/bu...28harvard.html

Another deep and upsetting embarrassment for Harvard First, Yale beats their endowment in overall endowment return by a huge factor every year, while simultaneously, the endowment managerial salaries become the topic of a national scandal, causing alumni to question where they are giving their money.

Then, recently, the dean of Yale's architecture school, Bob Stern (Yale M.Arch.) is picked to design Harvard Law's new building.

And now this.

SupermanPQ

What are you trying to do?

QuixoticRick

Give us something to laugh about; it worked.

You could also say that she defected. :P

cosar

This is just posterX's "style".

As a Harvard alum, I'm neither embarrassed nor upset. I'm delighted. Mendillo had a terrific track record in her 15 years working for Harvard Management before she left to become chief investment officer at Wellesley (where she also had a great track record). It's wonderful to have her back at Harvard.

h-bomber

There is absolutely nothing about our endowment, our managers, their salaries, or where they're from that bothers or embarrasses me. $34.9 billion beats $22 billion any day...

Counting12001

He's back, and he's still clutching at straws.

JustWondering23

BREAKING: Yale student continues to reinforce inferiority-complex stereotypes!

DagnyT

^Thank you. Made me laugh out loud...

SupermanPQ

I don't think PosterX is a Yale student.

wd90

Edited version:

BREAKING: Yale wannabe continues to reinforce inferiority-complex stereotypes!

harvard09

posterX seems to be very narrow-minded.

ridonkulous0

She's a Yale spy. Or more likely, both Harvard and Yale are capable of producing qualified graduates who quite often end up being associated with their school's "rival".

posterX

You guys can't seem to focus on the issue (except for ridonkulous, who is correct).

But, given the high profile nature of the position, how could Harvard allow something like this to happen?

coureur

^^What issue? She a skilled money manager who worked for Harvard before, and now she has come back to take the top job. Why is that an issue?

She will be compensated based largely on how much she increases Harvard's wealth. Do you think she will throw away those millions she stands to earn in order to somehow torpedo Havard for the sake of a petty rivalry with her alma mater? I think even Yalies are too smart to do something that foolish.

tokenadult

Harvard is very gracious about letting repentant Elis come to the good land, just like the father of the prodigal son.