Well, some of you aren't too happy about Harvard's efforts to go green, judging from the comments over at Shots in the Dark. Apparently you haven't read Drew Faust's contribution to the "Green supplement" of the Harvard Gazette.
I want to take this opportunity...
Almost a decade ago, President Neil Rudenstine ...
The University has also established a $12 million revolving, interest-free loan fund...
I am proud to inherit this institutional commitment...
Over 40 years ago, Rachel Carson wrote...
There are two options here: Either Drew Faust didn't write this, or she did. Neither is encouraging.
Here's something else that's less than confidence-inspiring: on the president''s webpage, you will now find links to positive articles in the press about Drew Faust. But only positive articles—you won't find, for example, my somewhat more skeptical look at her in 02138 on the site. The Revisionist, indeed.
Let's be honest: If Larry Summers had started posting puff pieces lauding himself on his president's page, which he did not, he would have been snickered at for engaging in such blatant self-puffery. The same should hold true for any Harvard president.
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