Jewish networking

2010

2010-05-26-NYT-Kagan-Harvard

At Harvard, Kagan Aimed Sights Higher
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
New York Times, 2010-05-26

[This article emphasizes how Elena Kagan
networked her way to become dean of the Harvard Law School.
Here are some excerpts.]

...

Far less attention has been paid to
how she climbed from visiting professor to possible successor to Mr. Summers,
the result of relentless networking
and a remarkable ability to navigate
the treacherous waters of Harvard’s internal politics.