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...launch such an investigation, many feel the time is right for Harvard to do so, given that University President Drew G. Faust—a leading Civil War historian and a self-professed “civil-rights advocate and activist”—is at the helm.“Harvard is perhaps uniquely positioned to engage in an exploration of our country’s history with slavery and its connection to the present,” says Alfred L. Brophy, an expert on civil rights litigation at the University of Alabama School...
...minister “did everything in his power” to help encourage his wife’s scholarship in Scandanavian and comparative literature and culture. “They were an intellectual power couple before that was a popular phrase,” Gomes said.Stendahl took the helm of the Divinity School in 1968, the same year that Gomes graduated, and thus presided over his Commencement ceremony. But in an unlikely turn of events for a Harvard Commencement ceremony, the day was rained out. Stendahl was bestowed the responsibility of deciding which of the students were going...
...teacher input and funding. But Lawrence J. Adkins, who ran for the Cambridge City Council in 2005, said that teacher input was hard to come by with Fowler-Finn—who has been described as a “top-down” administrator—at the helm. “If you don’t walk the walk of the boss, then you are subject to not have your job,” he said. While some have bemoaned the emphasis on testing, Fowler-Finn compared the necessity of imparting knowledge that will be tested...
...nearly 15 years as Harvard’s dean of freshmen, and 16 years more at Trinity’s helm, the man whom The Crimson once called “very Ivy League” built a reputation for supporting students and promoting diversity...
...capture their heart and minds and hopefully some of their dollars.” McGovern, a professor of management practice, was selected from a pool of 170 possible candidates, 20 of whom received interviews. McGovern will be replacing Mary S. Elcano, the acting president. Elcano took the helm of the nonprofit after the previous president, Mark W. Everson, resigned after his affair with a subordinate was brought to the board’s attention. Previously, McGovern has played leading roles in large companies, including AT&T and Fidelity Investments. McGovern joined Fidelity Investments in 1999, rising through the ranks...