文档介绍：371yearssincethefoundingofHarvard'efromaHarvardfamily—no,there'snoO'BrienLibrary,buteverykidinmyfamily(therearesixofus)-generationAmericans,wewerefirmlymiddleclass:goodstudentswhoacedourSATsandtookoutloanstopayfortheprivilegeofafirst-,mysister,whowasinherjunioryear,toldmeshewasbeingencouragedtodrophermajor,,themessagewasclear:minorityfemaleswereararityinthephysicsdepartment,sosheprobablywouldn',wentontogethermaster'sinphysics,./''swhyIcheeredDrewGilpinFaust'sappointmentasHarvard's28thpresident—thefirstwomantoholdthejobintheuniversity's371-,59,hasalotonherplate—placatinganoftenunwieldyandego-drivenfaculty,makingaHarvardeducationrelevantintoday'sworld,underwritinglower-andmiddle-classstudentswhocan'taffordtopay—butalready,byhersheerpresence,shesendsamessagetoevery19-or20-year-oldwhodreamsofgoingupagainsttheodds:,2007,theschoolboardelecteddeanoftheschoolRadcliffeadvanced,whenhewas59-year-oldhistorianquarterTurpinFoster(DrewGilpinFaust)forthenewpresident,Harvard371yearssincefoundingthefirstfemalepresident,isfollowingtheUniversityofPennsylvania,BrownUniversityandPrincetonUniversity,theIvyLeagueschool'sfourthwomanpresident,shewasinthesameyearonJuly1,theofficialpostofpresident;theoutsideworldforherelection,thatisbecausetheformerpresidentLawrenceSummers, Inthecuriouscustomofthisvenerableinstitution,,dressedlikeaPuritanminister—anapparitio