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Then-Provost Harvey V. Fineberg ’67 was a serious contender to replace Neil L. Rudenstine when he stepped down in 2001, but resigned when the Harvard Corporation chose Lawrence H. Summers, an outsider, instead...
...power—as his presidential predecessors may have done—Pusey peacefully acknowledged a need for change. The following presidencies would continue to promote a sense of collaboration for the greater university good. Derek C. Bok, a faculty minded man, would hold office from 1971 to 1991. Neil L. Rudenstine, who Gomes says “tried to restore humane ideals,” served from 1991 to 2001. Students and faculty were, for the most part, content...
...Former Harvard President Neil L. Rudenstine said in an interview from Puerto Rico Friday evening that he “couldn’t be happier” about Faust’s selection...
...would oversee a budget of about $3 billion and almost 25,000 employees, fueling questions about how she will handle such a leap. The choice of Faust, a historian specializing in the American South and the Civil War, signifies a return to the leadership of a career academic. Neil L. Rudenstine, the English scholar who led Harvard through the 1990s, was the last such academic at the helm of the University. Faust’s predecessor, Summers, was a nationally known political figure, having served as secretary of the Treasury. If she is confirmed by the Board of Overseers, many...
...Fifteen were in their 50s while five were in their 60s. Charles W. Eliot, Class of 1853, became president in 1868 at the ripe age of 35. Derek C. Bok and Summers, who became president at the ages of 40 and 46 respectively. Faust is 59 and, like Neil L. Rudenstine—the first man since before World War I to be chosen president while in his 50s—she will not occupy Mass. Hall for a 20-year tenure.The last two presidents—Summers and Rudenstine—came from outside of Harvard, but both...