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...Civil War conference course, President-elect Drew Gilpin Faust appeared on Jim Lehrer’s “Newshour” last night to discuss her vision for the university she will head in just five months. Faust, who was confirmed on Sunday as Harvard’s 28th president, reiterated many of the points she made at a news conference on Sunday. She emphasized her desire to lead Harvard’s expansion into Allston and to improve undergraduate education. While Faust—currently the dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study—stressed that...
...It’s exciting!” before hurrying away down the street.A couple more overseers trickled out, carefully side-stepping questions about whether a vote had taken place. Finally, at 2:45 p.m., two overseers enthusiastically confirmed that Drew Gilpin Faust would become Harvard’s 28th president.Board members continued to exit the building. Overseer Richard I. Melvoin ’73 signalled his support for the president-elect by donning a crimson tie emblazoned with golden trees, the symbol of the Radcliffe Institute that Faust currently leads.Frances D. Fergusson, one of the three overseer members...
Drew Gilpin Faust was unanimously confirmed as Harvard’s first female president yesterday by the alumni Board of Overseers, setting the stage for her to become the 28th leader of the University when she takes office on July...
...profile dean of a small Harvard institution, University President-elect Drew Gilpin Faust may not have been a familiar name to many students until last week. But student group leaders have expressed enthusiasm about the choice of Faust as Harvard’s 28th president, citing her interest in student affairs and the historic circumstances of her selection as reasons for their well-wishes...
...Board of Overseers, the group of 30 alumni who make up the University’s second-highest governing body, unanimously confirmed Drew Gilpin Faust as Harvard’s 28th president at a specially scheduled meeting yesterday. Twenty-two overseers were in attendance at the confirmation meeting, marking a record for recent times, according to overseer Frances D. Fergusson, who served on the search committee. News that the search panel had settled on Faust broke late Thursday night, but a president cannot be elected with the Overseers’ approval. Their consent was widely expected going into yesterday?...