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Five months later, Skocpol was named to the top post at the graduate school, replacing anthropologist Peter T. Ellison, who resigned after persistent disputes with Summers. Skocpol is only the second woman to lead GSAS...
Watts Professor of Music Kay K. Shelemay said that Skocpol had served with “dedication and distinction” at the helm of GSAS. “Surely she has the qualities and experience to offer leadership in a variety of institutional settings,” she said when asked about Skocpol’s future...
...think we would be so lucky if we can get another dean like her,” Crystal M. Fleming, president of the GSAS Graduate School Council, said. Fleming, a doctorate candidate in sociology, said Skocpol was both “very accessible” and “very sensitive.” Dean Skocpol’s legacy, Fleming said, will be her efforts to improve teaching and pedagogy...
President-elect Drew G. Faust described Skocpol as “an outstanding leader of the GSAS,” and said last Tuesday that she regretted that Skocpol had chosen to leave her position...
...brought remarkable insight, energy, and analytical power to her role, and has accomplished a great deal not just within the GSAS but across Harvard,” Faust said in a statement. “I join the many admiring colleagues who are grateful for her service, and I hope still to benefit from her ideas and her thoughtful counsel going forward...