Harvard Names Former Tufts President Lawrence S. Bacow to Lead University

Harvard University on Sunday named as its new president Lawrence S. Bacow, a former president at Tufts University and previous chancellor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  Dr. Bacow takes the top spot at one of the world’s most prestigious universities at a time when traditional higher education is under fire from some corners as too politically liberal and not practical enough. Schools like Harvard, historically intellectual bastions for the elite, also have been under pressure to diversify.