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...diplomacy and academic repute, Faust has garnered particular attention because she will be the first woman president in Harvard’s 371-year history. Her tenure begins at a transitional moment for the University, with its search for a new dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), its expansion across the Charles, and its reassessment of the undergraduate curriculum...
...leaders from the student community would enable Faust to hear the voice of students on a regular basis and would increase the communication and understanding between the administration and students. Whether or not she chooses to appoint an official student advisory board for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Dean Search may signal the type of leader she will be for undergraduates. We truly hope that she will take bold steps in this regard...
Will Faust take a stand for the independence and autonomy of the College within the FAS? As they rush between sports practices, sections, and Annenberg dinners, most students do not consider how the institutional structure of the College and the FAS affects their daily lives. This structure, however, significantly impact student life, as the College’s position within FAS gives it relatively less control over its own initiatives and budget. For example, the Harvard College Fund, to which many Harvard College graduates contribute annually with the hope to improving undergraduate life, is actually controlled by the Dean...
President-elect Drew G. Faust paid a visit to the Faculty Council meeting yesterday afternoon, soliciting advice on the search for a new dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS). Faust, who requested the meeting with the Faculty’s top governing body, is expected to name a new dean as one of her first acts as she prepares to move into Mass. Hall on July 1. Faust asked the 18 professors on the council for their thoughts on the search, prompting a private discussion of the qualities that they hope to see in a new dean...
...future of Mass. Hall, currently the second-oldest academic building in the nation, remains unclear. Gross said in his statement that the use of the space on the top floors is still under review by FAS and the central administration...