Lawrence Summers and His Tough Questions

In taking on sacred cows, will Harvard's new president change the university and redefine higher-education leadership?

By MARTIN VAN DER WERF

Cambridge, Mass.

Harvard University's president, Lawrence H. Summers, likes to begin his talks with questions. Starting a guest lecture in an undergraduate economics class, he poses the following:

"You have a choice: Choice...

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