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In his 11 distinguished years as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), Jeremy R. Knowles rescued FAS from an imposing budgetary deficit and was afterwards able to pursue a myriad of initiatives to strengthen Harvard’s academic presence.
“Now, after 11 very rewarding (if sometimes too abundantly busy) years, I have decided to return to the Faculty,” Knowles said in a statement released yesterday. “I do so with a sense of pride in what we as a Faculty have...
Knowles arrived at Harvard from Oxford in 1974, and took the helm of the Faculty in July 1991, as former University President Neil L. Rudenstine was taking over the reigns of the University.
During his tenure, Knowles has led the Faculty through a number of major initiatives in curricular reform, physical planning, and fundraising.
Many faculty and administrators say they expected Knowles to step down in the near future—although some were caught off guard by Knowles announcement this morning. After a decade in office, Knowles told The Crimson last year that when he started the job in 1991 he had planned...