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The group charged with finding Harvard's next president is preparing to begin final-round interviews, with Stanford Provost John W. Etchemendy, Radcliffe Institute Dean Drew Gilpin Faust, Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan, and University of Cambridge chief Alison F. Richard among the names being most seriously considered by...
A dark horse candidate could still yet emerge, and the committee is looking to add at least one prominent scientist to its list of finalists, according to the two individuals. The scientists in consideration include Thomas R. Cech, a 1989 Nobel laureate in chemistry and president of the Howard Hughes...
Among the scientists, Cech has enjoyed vocal support from former chiefs of other colleges, including former University of Chicago president Hanna H. Gray and former Princeton president William G. Bowen, according to one of the sources. Gray, who also served on the Harvard Corporation from 1997 to 2005, now chairs...
Other presidential contenders that the committee has considered include Columbia President Lee C. Bollinger; former Harvard Provost Harvey V. Fineberg ’67, now president of the Institute of Medicine; University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann ’71; Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons; and Princeton University...
Other mentioned candidates who have not been confirmed to be on the committee's short list include University of California President Robert C. Dynes, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson, Cornell Provost Carolyn “Biddy” Martin, Amherst College President Anthony W. Marx, and Carnegie Endowment...