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...Faust has already demonstrated these qualities as dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Faust gave crucial support to Radcliffe’s recruitment of leading scientists, and also viewed the Institute as a way of attracting prominent scientists to the University. From my experiences putting together a focused research group on cosmology, I could see how Faust understood many of the distinct issues and requirements facing scientists and how she absorbed what it takes to attract the most promising scientists and provide them with an environment in which they can thrive. Faust was consistently present at Radcliffe science...
...University. Moreover, given the rapid pace with which science changes and advances, science planning is tremendously challenging. Science advances don’t occur by fiat, but rather often arise organically and sometimes unpredictably. A further challenge is the balance that must be achieved between research projects that will attract extensive outside funding and those that focus exclusively on basic research. These questions would be difficult for anyone, and might prove to be among the biggest challenges confronting Faust...
...want to continue to attract the best students from around the world and the best faculty from around the world, and continue to be at the center of the great intellectual debates, it’s not going to happen automatically,” Palepu says, “unless we embrace globalization and take advantage of these strengths...
...activities in November and December. Both schools have enthusiastically agreed, and we believe that our combined efforts—which mirror our current spring and early fall joint travel trips to 120 cities along with Duke, Georgetown, the University of Pennsylvania, and Stanford—will enable us to attract an even better and more diverse pool of applicants...
...shuttles running from the Yard and the River Houses to Allston. Beyond that, the proposed new undergraduate Houses and student center in Allston will play a critical role in bringing undergraduates over the river. By placing students in new Allston Houses, and by building a student center that will attract Allston and River House residents alike, Harvard can create a unified campus in which undergraduates will share in the opportunities offered by Allston. But as long as undergraduates remain in the Quad and not in Allston, the College will remain centered on the Yard and not integrated with the Allston...