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Faust previously appointed computer scientists Michael D. Smith and Barbara J. Grosz to the deanships of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Radcliffe Institute, respectively. Smith is the only permanent dean named to date, leaving open the possibility that the University could find itself with three interim deans next year if Faust is unable to find permanent leaders in time...
...Earlier this month, Faust appointed computer scientist Barbara J. Grosz, previously mentioned as a candidate for the FAS deanship, to lead Radcliffe as interim dean while Faust conducts a search for a permanent leader...
...look forward greatly to...not only making Radcliffe stronger within, but also increasing its ties to other parts of Harvard and its role in the new ventures on which Harvard is embarking,” Grosz said, according to a copy of her remarks...
...Grosz chaired a task force focused on increasing the representation of women across the science and engineering fields in the wake of widespread criticism of comments made by then-University President Lawrence H. Summers. In a speech to an economics conference, Summers suggested that biological differences might partially account for the underrepresentation of females in the top tiers of those fields...
...Grosz had been mentioned as a possible candidate for the deanship of FAS, the University’s flagship school. Faust has yet to name her pick for FAS, but a decision is expected within the next several weeks...