<p>[The forces of political correctness pretty much came out of the outrageous attack on Summers with egg on their faces. More women than men applied to Harvard, were admitted, and enrolled. The yield rate on female admits was even a bit higher than the yield on male admits.]</p>
<p>Don't quite follow the logic on the above: The Summers statements for which he has apologized again and again profusely happened in January after applications were due this year, didn't they? What year are you talking about re. "applied, admitted and enrolled"? Last year, right? Thought you reported more men than women admitted this year.</p>
<p>As a Summers fan, aren't you a little concerned that he was stupid enough to speculate as he did? Doesn't that tarnish Harvard's luster, quite apart from his well documented arrogance and rudeness? It's a real puzzle. </p>
<p>The decisive factor will be the results of the "quiet" phase of the latest capital campaign. I heard from someone present that one very generous alum of a very generous class recently asked about the role of the humanities in the college and its future, particularly re. Allston development... without getting a good answer from the H spokesperson ... probably because there isn't one.</p>