Word: deanship
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Stephen M. Kosslyn, the Psychology department chair noted for his research on mental imagery and visual perception, will assume the divisional deanship for the social sciences in July, Faculty of the Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith announced yesterday...
...Some suggest that Smith’s fairly smooth ride in pushing his own version of the divisional deanship may be a function of the times. Many professors agree that much of the discontent with the divisional dean structure may have been simply an outgrowth of the turmoil that roiled the Faculty in late 2005 as the tenure of former University President Lawrence H. Summers drew to a close...
...think that [the divisional deanship] has been better in the past year or two than its was in the first years,” said Linguistics chair Jay H. Jasanoff ’63. “I think a lot of that has to do with Larry Summers and the personnel in the dean’s office. A lot of the complaints a few years ago were driven by Larry Summers and his agenda...
When he stepped into office in 1991, Knowles was the first scientist to serve as Dean of FAS. At the start of his deanship, Knowles was faced with a faculty that was running $12 million deficits. He managed to bring it back to solvency while aggressively expanding space for the Faculty and students, including the opening of the Barker Center for the Humanities and the renovations of Memorial Hall after a fire destroyed large parts of the building. Knowles also spearheaded the massive renovation of first-year dorms in the Old Yard, improving a crucial part of freshman life...
...ever read it as thoroughly as Jeremy had,” recalled Lewis, who was dean during much of Knowles’ first deanship...