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...opinions for appointments outside of his field. In other departments, especially larger ones, professors will write only brief letters when evaluating tenure candidates outside of their fields. “Some departments delegate a bit more than other departments do,” says Martin, who is also Dillon professor of international affairs. The size of the department can also affect the strength of the tenure case that is presented for higher review by an ad hoc committee. “I think generally, larger departments make better appointments, because there’s a much greater variety of opinions...
...about the candidate and his field.“When you’re waiting to come in to testify, it’s not soundproof very well, so you’re listening to people yelling at each other,” says Lisa L. Martin, who is Dillon professor of international affairs and senior adviser to the dean on faculty diversity. “You’re cooling your heels while they’re having a very lively discussion.”Summers presides over ad hoc committees for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences...
Once while I was dean of the College, Harvard apologized to the NCAA because a student parked overnight at the Dillon Field House. A nordic skier had left his old minivan at Soldiers Field so he could ferry his team to practice early the next morning...
...officer was dispatched to Dillon House on Tuesday, March 28 to a report of a suspicious individual who is frequently in the area. The officer arrived and reports that the person is an affiliate and is not suspicious...
...appeared in an explanatory note to the secondary fields legislation, the debate over double counting might be moot, Summers quipped, “Seems like an appropriate comment for a mathematician to make—although I don’t understand it.” Speaking after Summers, Dillon Professor of International Affairs Jorge I. Dominguez said, “As the conversation we’ve just had illustrates, this is a very complicated matter.” —Staff writer Evan H. Jacobs can be reached at ehjacobs@fas.harvard.edu. —Staff writer Anton...