Bollinger to Harvard?

Columbia2002
Mon, 03 Jul 2006 19:48:27 +0000

Doesn’t Harvard, like most other schools, name presidents with prior affiliations with the school? LB’s got no Harvard connection, so he might not even want to go to Harvard and they might not him.

Also, he probably wants to accomplish the goals he’s set for himself and for Columbia and see them to completion (for his legacy and for Columbia’s sake). He’s got some major initiatives, such as Manhattanville and a major alumni fundraising drive.

Going to Harvard could be a risk, and he may not be willing to step into a job where he could fail.

The average college president who doesn’t get forced out will spend about a decade at the helm. So, he’s got a while at Columbia.