Word: lewises
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But when a master does make public his or her intention to vacate their masters' residence, it usually occurs in the fall--giving Lewis a window of a few months to begin composing an initial list of potential candidates.
Suggestions for candidates, Lewis says, come from a number of sources: students, outgoing masters, Faculty members, other administrators, and, frequently, candidate pools from past searches.
Using these suggestions, Lewis contacts many of the candidates himself--after all, "You don't want to appoint someone who they themselves is still tentative about it," he says--and listens to concerns from deans and senior Faculty members, some of whom request that a person not be considered to...
Weld Professor of Law Charles R. Nesson '60, who says that three years ago he and his wife Fern were offered the Pforzheimer House--then North House--mastership, recalls having dinner in the House with only Lewis, who was overseeing his first master search, and a tutor.
Lewis acknowledges the difficulty of maintaining this level of privacy is not lost on him, even as the advisory committees walk through House dining halls with candidates at their side.