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Many expect Rudenstine to revive the position of provost, which last existed at Harvard in the 1940s. Rudenstine has said he believes that a provost, who would have a University-wide perspective similar to the president's, would help him achieve his goal of bringing the disparate parts of the University closer together. Rudenstine himself spent more than a decade as provost of Princeton University before stepping down...
Finding the Provost...
Rudenstine is also welcoming advice from the University community about how to conduct a search for a provost...
Officials say the provost probably would have to be an able academic with substantial knowledge or experience with Harvard. And, of course, Rudenstine would want someone with whom he could work comfortably...
...have a feeling the provost is a highly personal appointment," says Geyser University Professor Henry Rosovsky. "The president has to work out a particular style and development of the post...