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Hammonds succeeds anthropologist David R. Pilbeam, who served in an interim capacity for the year after the retirement of Benedict H. Gross ’71, a professor of mathematics.
As Harvard emerges from this period of flux, Hammonds will be responsible for carrying forth several major initiatives launched by Pilbeam, specifically the implementation of the new General Education curriculum and the development of a $1 billion-plus House-renewal plan.
In an April interview, Pilbeam mentioned the possibility of appointing an executive dean to help Hammonds with some of the responsibilities of the position, though the decision to create such a post now lies with her.
In the fall, Hammonds will have her work cut out for her in terms of developing a relationship with the undergraduate student body, whose relationship with Pilbeam was rocky as a result of several unpopular decisions.
Hammonds was never a student at the College, as her three most recent full-term predecessors were. And though she was a member of the General Education Committee, she has not served on any student affairs or athletic committees.