The Boston Herald runs an Associated Press piece on Drew Faust and "the delicate balance of inspiration, ego-boosting and cocktail-party cajoling it takes to get Harvard’s 11 colleges and institutes and its 24,000 employees on the same page."

Faust apparently cooperated with the piece, which is odd, because she has turned down requests from Harvard Magazine and 02138, two outlets with Harvard constituencies, but now speaks to a wire service reporter.

"You have to [lead] in somewhat indirect ways because you have to bring everyone along with you," Faust said in a recent interview with The Associated Press, contemplating the "peculiar nature" of colleges.

"That challenge of movement and collaboration and to keep those things together is, I think, at the heart of every university presidency."

There's not much news in the piece other than the revelation that Faust "plans to start a major program to improve theater and visual arts on campus."

In fact, it doesn't sound like the reporter got a lot of time with Faust; Steve Hyman is quoted more than she is. One wonders if that is reflective of anything.