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Twenty years after Interim President Derek C. Bok named the first director of the Safra Foundation Center for Ethics at Harvard, he had that choice to make again. Bok tapped Frederick Schauer, the Stanton professor of the First Amendment at the Kennedy School, to be the new leader of the center yesterday. Schauer will replace the center’s current director and founder, Dennis F. Thompson, who is stepping down after 20 years at the helm. “Twenty years seems like a natural time to leave. Also, both symbolically and practically, it worked to have...
...mail announcing the Harvard Corporation’s decision to approve the new department, Interim President Derek C. Bok noted that the creation of cross-school departments was a “key recommendation” from the planning committee...
Since we, the Harvard Darfur Action Group, sent our letter to Interim President Derek C. Bok on March 8, some people have asked, “Why do we have yet another divestment campaign? Didn’t Harvard divest from Sudan already?” The answer is not yet. Harvard has only divested its direct holdings in two Chinese oil companies: Petrochina and Sinopec. The focus of our campaign, however, is not Harvard’s indirect holdings in these companies. While we do want Harvard to divest from stocks, exchange traded funds, index funds, and other financial...
Interim University President Derek C. Bok praised Skocpol’s work over the past two years...
Only last spring, Skocpol’s candidacy showed some promise when she rose to the top of Interim President Derek C. Bok’s list of potential candidates to lead Harvard’s flagship school, according to the sources. But when Bok floated Skocpol’s candidacy among faculty members and top administrators, he encountered strong resistance that forced him to reconsider, the individuals said...