Hey, @Chrchill, Drew Faust brought ROTC back to Harvard - give her some credit…
All kidding aside, she hadn’t been in office very long before the global financial crisis hit, the endowment lost $11b in value and a lot of really tough decisions had to be made, including putting the Allston campus on hold. Since then, she’s presided over the capital campaign that’s raised close to $7b and Allston’s been restarted.
I think the turmoil at Harvard Management Company (which, by the way, was precipitated by some of those powerful alumni) could have been handled better, as could the ongoing social group drama. She’s not the most charismatic leader, either. I’d give her a B, all things considered. I certainly don’t think she’s made Harvard into something it wasn’t already.