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...veteran academic and Civil War historian who has led the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study since 2001, Faust was offered the presidency earlier this week by the six fellows of the Harvard Corporation, the University's executive governing body. She is expected to begin her term in office on July...
...press conference ends. Reporters begin to exit the room, but seize the opportunity to snap a picture of Faust and Bok together. Corporation members, including Houghton, talk to reporters...
...Reporters begin to fill the Thompson room at the Barker center in anticipation of the 4 p.m. press conference. Gazing down on the proceedings are important figures in Radcliffe's history including a painting of LeBaron Russell Briggs, who was the second president of Radcliffe College from 1903 to 1925, and Helen Keller, who graduated from Radcliffe College in 1904. A spokesperson announces that Bok, Houghton, and Susan L. Graham '64, the president of the Board of Overseers will be appearing on stage with Faust...
...begin by saying thanks to all you who've traveled, from far and wide, to brave the cold today...
...where we need to go. Each of us, in our own lives, will have to accept responsibility - for instilling an ethic of achievement in our children, for adapting to a more competitive economy, for strengthening our communities, and sharing some measure of sacrifice. So let us begin. Let us begin this hard work together. Let us transform this nation...