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This is the second article in a continuing series.Part 1: Provost Considered for Top Post
Meet Alison F. Richard—a British anthropologist who has risen to top posts in higher education on both sides of the Atlantic. She spent 30 years at Yale, including nearly nine as provost. And since 2003, she has served as head of John Harvard’s alma mater, the University of Cambridge...
...Richard became chair of the department and later director of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. In 1994, she was chosen to be the provost of Yale, a post that brings with it a higher profile than its counterpart at Harvard...
...Stanford Provost John W. Etchemendy echoed that sentiment, saying that while “it is flattering that my name is mentioned in connection with the Harvard presidency,” he has “no intention or desire to leave my current position, which I believe is the best position in higher education.” Though the statement leaves one wondering whether Etchemendy would rather be Stanford’s provost than Stanford’s president, his denial also leaves little wiggle room...
While Radcliffe Institute Dean Drew Gilpin Faust’s has never publicly said anything about her interest in Harvard’s presidency—apart from a “no comment” issued by her spokeswoman—Provost Steven E. Hyman has shown a willingness to comment on his future, as long as the discussion steers clear of the presidency...