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...Interim President Derek C. Bok wants to find out, and he’s paying for an answer...
...Interim Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Jeremy R. Knowles said that Bok deserves credit for these studies...
...reforms encouraged by the recently released “Compact to Enhance Teaching and Learning at Harvard.” Faust has already taken steps on the long and winding road toward picking her FAS dean-to-be. She is reconvening a faculty committee formed last year to advise Interim President Derek C. Bok in the search for an interim dean. To our dismay, Faust does not plan to create a twin student advisory committee to advise her. Given the direct effect of the position on College life, however, Faust should actively and formally involve students in the selection...
...been fired because he delegated too much to a subordinate and did not show enough "leadership". The firings might never have happened if not for a little-noticed clause slipped into the Patriot Act last year. That provision, promoted by the White House, permits the President to appoint "interim" U.S. attorneys without Senate confirmation for an indefinite period. The White House successfully pushed the measure because it regarded the previous law (which allowed unconfirmed U.S. attorneys to serve for only 120 days) as an undue limit on the prerogatives of the President. Living within those limits, however, might have been...
...Fran [Fergusson] will provide some really special insights and support because she was a president before,” Lee said. Fergusson, who obtained a PhD in fine arts from Harvard in 1973, could not be reached for comment yesterday. In a statement, Interim President Derek C. Bok said the University “will be fortunate to benefit from their leadership next year.” “Fran Fergusson and Bill Lee are extraordinarily devoted alumni whose wisdom and experience have already made great contribution to the work of the Overseers and the University...