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...appears as though [Spence] does not want to take control," said Peter S. McKinney, acting dean of the GSAS, referring to the appointments of Moore and Fox. "[Spence] will certainly remain very interested in the School, but he has appointed two very strong people," he added...
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...GSAS is concerned, if Spence's agenda does take precedence, fundraising is likely to dominate. In recent years, federal research funding cutbacks have strained graduate student research. The GSAS in recent years has also been plagued by a host of internal problems and was one of the first areas Spence turned his attention to when becoming dean of the Faculty last July...
Spence said that he expects the new deans to follow the recommendations of the Strauch report--a study commissioned by Spence last year and completed last spring--which calls for a series of changes in the administrative structure of the GSAS. More specifically, it called for changes such as the establishment of the new two-dean system, methods for fundraising and a possible move in location for the GSAS administrative offices...
Spence said he also hopes to see Fox oversee a program that would help better integrate the GSAS with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which is a change also recommended in the Strauch report. He added that while the GSAS "deserves a life of its own, at the administrative level, closer relations with the College are needed."A. MICHAEL SPENCE...