Yesterday, I wrote about the international media's interest in Jim Yong Kim, Dartmouth College president and Obama's nominee for World Bank president.
Today, I want to comment on Jeffrey Sachs' unconventionally public campaign for the World Bank presidency.
Just to recap:
On March 1, Jeffrey Sachs nominated himself for the position. Today, President Obama nominated Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim instead. Hours after news broke, Sachs withdrew his candidacy to throw his support behind Kim.
Knee-jerk reactions about Obama’s constant ploy to spite Columbia aside, much of the coverage I have seen in national and international media has brought two genuine and Columbia-relevant concerns to mind.
1.Administrator personalities.
2.How we should think of Jeffrey Sachs?
