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Change through a former president's eyes: Harold Shapiro GS '64
Published: Friday, May 7th, 2010
Nine years after clearing out his office at 1 Nassau Hall, University president emeritus Harold Shapiro GS ’64 isn’t thinking about retirement just yet.
“It had always been my stated objective that I did not want to retire as ...
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President Shapiro was a great president at Princeton. Not taking anything away from the current leadership, but he took over a very strong institution and made it that much stronger, leaving it in solid financial shape and with an excellent sense of itself. And although he may not have been the most gregarious person in the world, President Shapiro was someone who paid attention and made smart choices, which is why he was rarely criticized for actual outcomes. I'm glad to hear he continues to be doing well.
"But some students were frustrated by Shapiro’s leadership of an administration they considered detached..."
Boy, don't we wish we had a more detached administration nowadays.
just another bloody high-level Princeton bureaucrat with icewater in his veins. *spit*
What?