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...Hammonds, who left the post to become dean of Harvard College this month. And next month, Lori E. Gross, director of arts initiatives at MIT, will move up Mass Ave to take over as associate provost for arts and culture, a position that became open after Sean T. Buffington '91 left last summer to become president of the University of the Arts...
Provost Steven E. Hyman said that Buffington will be able to bring “an enormous and passionate dedication to the arts?...
Indeed, describing himself as an “evangelist” for the University of the Arts, Buffington said he hopes to increase the awareness of his new institution, whose $80 million endowment is dwarfed by Harvard’s $29.2 billion...
...though Buffington said he has no doubt that he made the right decision in saying goodbye to Harvard, he said that his only regret is leaving behind the camaraderie of his coworkers...
...thing I’ll miss most about Harvard is that I had unbelievably smart and talented colleagues, and I was able to build terrific relationships of trust with these people,” Buffington said. “I’m sure I’ll find that here as well, but that stuff takes time...