Harvard's New President

Unbelievable. Penn President Amy Gutmann is on Harvard's short list for its new President, according to a NY Times story today.

Previously seen here in the news:



Ah. The Times story mentions this incident:

If Dr. Gutmann, who graduated from Harvard and was once provost at Princeton, did have an interest in the position, her chances were probably not enhanced by a photograph that preoccupied bloggers for a few days in early November that showed her posing with a student dressed as a suicide bomber at an annual Halloween party. Dr. Gutmann herself dressed up as Glinda the Good Witch.

She said afterward that she had been taking pictures with many students and that the moment she realized the nature of the student’s costume, she declined to be in any more photos with him.

Guess Dr. Gutmann is a bit slow on the uptake.

UPDATE: In related news, the Times has a primer on Bull Riding.