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Although Faust oversees a school of only 81 staff members, fewer than 15 faculty members, and a budget of about $16 million, many faculty and administrators have praised Faust’s deft leadership style and experience making decisions across academic disciplines...
...additional coverage of the presidential search: Woman To Take Lead? (Jan. 8, 2007): In its 370-year history, Harvard has never had a female president. But with several women under serious consideration, many wonder if 2007 will be the year that a woman finally takes the helm. Deft Historian May Be Harvard’s Future (Jan. 12, 2007): The Crimson profiles Drew Gilpin Faust, a renowned historian and dean of the Radcliffe Institute. Cech Bows Out of Harvard Race (Feb. 1, 2007): Thomas R. Cech, the head of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and a leading contender in Harvard?...
This is the sixth article in a continuing series.Part 1: Provost Considered for Top PostPart 2: Will These Cowboy Boots March West?Part 3: Deft Historian May Be Harvard's FuturePart 4: 'Iowa Values' for Mass. Hall?Part 5: Harvard May Stretch for Etch
Simon on first meeting seems more like an accountant than a comic wit. Although he can be a deft public performer, the private man is a thoughtful, earnest conversationalist, never a raconteur using companions as an audience. He realizes he is considered aloof even by those who know him best, and admits, "I'm always having to tell myself, 'Get back into the conversation.'" When he does get off a good line, it is a throwaway, almost sotto voce, and rarely with a stranger. Director Mike Nichols, who staged four of Simon's plays, recalls attending one in which...
This is the fifth article in a continuing series.Part 1: Provost Considered for Top PostPart 2: Will These Cowboy Boots March West?Part 3: Deft Historian May Be Harvard's FuturePart 4: 'Iowa Values' for Mass. Hall...