Today Larry Summers sits atop a university in a state of upheaval, unsure of what it stands for and where it is going. At stake is not just the future of Harvard University but also the way in which Harvard students see the world-and the manner in which they lead it. Written despite the university's official opposition, Harvard Rules uncovers what really goes on behind Harvard's storied walls --the politics, sex, ambition, infighting, and intrigue that run rampant within the world's most important universitv.

Introduction: The Emperor's New Clothes

1  The Remarkable, Controversial Career

of Larry Summers

2  Neff Rudenstine's Long Decade

3 Searching for Mr. Summers

4 The President versus the Professor

5 Washington on the Charles

6 Larry Summers and the Bully Pulpit

7 The Unexpected Exit of Harry Lewis

8 War

9 Silent Campus

Conclusion: The President on His Throne

Acknowledgments

A Note on Sources

Selected Bibliography

Index