why go to harvard for undergrad..?

felipecocco
Sat, 22 Jul 2006 22:22:56 +0000

no doubt… but one of my contentions was that more people should ask themselves that question just to ensure that its what they want. On the Ellison take-back - clearly, no one at Harvard is worrying about the 115 million… as you properly mentioned, Harvard’s endowment makes this sum appear to be simply a drop in the bucket - and it is. However, the symbolism and political impact of that is actually much more costly. Here you have one of the wealthiest men on Earth taking back what would’ve been the largest single university gift in US history… its def. a slap in the face of Harvard. And, to be quite frank, it has only managed to earn negative mentions… there was Summers’ initial remark, then the friction with the faculty that lead to him resigning, then the student who plagiarized her book, then the paper regarding Israel’s lobbying power that received criticism for having been published… to the point that the KSG tried restricting access to it… I think Summers said it best when he cautioned the University not to fall in “complacency,” 'cause it sure seems that they are headed in that general direction.