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...that has been spilled over Drew G. Faust??€™s election as President of Harvard University four months ago, the tenor of her presidency remains largely a mystery. It is clear that she is a woman accustomed to being in a man’s world: first as a historian of the antebellum South, then as an administrator, and now as a woman in a 367-year succession of 27 men. And her scholarship, charm, judgment, fundraising ability, administrative skill, and vision were all abundantly on display during her six years as dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced...
...head of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, as a viable outside contender. The group expected to spend the end of January and February contemplating the choice between Cech and Faust, but their hopes of a relaxed deliberation came to an end on Jan. 31, just a few days before Faust??€™s final interview, when Cech stunned the search committee by announcing he was pulling his name out of the race to be Harvard’s next president...
...over the course of 20 meetings, taking place everywhere from Harvard’s Loeb House to the Citigroup compound in Armonk, N.Y., Faust??€™s candidacy seemingly beat the odds. A woman, a non-alum, and a low-profile dean became the first insider in 30 years to be named Harvard’s president...
Even before Commencement 2006, Faust had quietly gained early support from some committee members who admired her deft handling of budget cuts and administrative overhauls as she established a research institute at the site that once housed Radcliffe College. Privately, Houghton praised Faust??€™s ability to calm concerned Radcliffe alumnae during the transition, according to two individuals who discussed the matter with Houghton last spring. Unlike Summers, who consistently attracted controversy throughout his five years as president, Faust had largely kept a low profile as she rebuilt Radcliffe...
...however, Faust??€™s name remained just one of a few dozen thought to be realistically in contention for the Harvard presidency...