And if it were any other university, it might not be as exciting, many of the journalists said.
“If Sujean became president of another university, newspapers may not be interested,” Kim said.
In addition to an article announcing the election results, the Chosun Daily News also featured Lee in a longer magazine piece.
Kim, who wrote the piece, said people in Korea are particularly interested in her high school activities and what she plans to do after college.
”When my subscribers read my articles, they can think that even though we are a minority we can become the president of the best university in the U.S.,” Kim wrote in an e-mail to The Crimson.
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—Staff writer William M. Rasmussen can be reached at wrasmuss@fas.harvard.edu.