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Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology Theda Skocpol—one of the most vocal critics of University President Lawrence H. Summers’ leadership earlier this semester—will be the next dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS), Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby announced on Friday...
Skocpol will replace outgoing dean Peter T. Ellison, who has been at the helm of GSAS for the past five years, when he steps down on July 1. Skocpol will become the second woman to lead the graduate school...
Only the dean of the Faculty has power to appoint the GSAS dean, although he first vets potential candidates with faculty members—and especially with the Faculty Council, the 18-member governing body of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences...
...case, Skocpol, herself a GSAS graduate, brings to the job a lot of experience at the school...
Government Department Chair Nancy L. Rosenblum, who has spoken publicly in support of Summers at Faculty meetings, said last month that Kirby “invited an expression of interest” by her in the GSAS deanship. She said she was “undoubtedly” one of several people asked by Kirby if they would be interested in the job. She said she told Kirby she was not interested in the post because she is a relatively new senior faculty member at Harvard—she joined Harvard in 2001—and is also only...