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...Core (at least on paper) this new system differs only in that a faculty member will serve as program director instead of an administrator.Indeed, when the original Core was created in 1978, most of the details of implementation were left to the Core Committee, which was described by then-Dean of the Faculty Henry Rosovsky as “the main forum in [the Faculty] for the discussion of undergraduate education.”The only mention of departmental alternatives in the new legislation is a sub-point that charges the committee with creating a policy concerning...
...Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles wrote in an e-mailed statement that Skocpol, the Thomas professor of government and sociology, made her final decision “despite my urging that she stay,” and said that she had first informed him of her plans several weeks ago. He called her decision “unwelcome news” in an e-mail sent to the full Faculty...
...think we would be so lucky if we can get another dean like her,” Crystal M. Fleming, president of the GSAS Graduate School Council, said. Fleming, a doctorate candidate in sociology, said Skocpol was both “very accessible” and “very sensitive.” Dean Skocpol’s legacy, Fleming said, will be her efforts to improve teaching and pedagogy...
...Dean of the Faculty has sole power in appointing the GSAS dean, and Knowles said that although he will gather confidential suggestions, his successor will make the ultimate appointment of Skocpol’s replacement...
Theda Skocpol said last Tuesday that she was quitting her post as dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) because she had accomplished what she set out to do when she accepted the position two years...