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...became dean of the college at Princeton before being named provost in 1977. He stayed on in the university's number-two post for ten years, during which time, in the words of one Princeton affiliate, he was President William G. Bowen's "alter...
...what does anyone really know about Neil Rudenstine? Only the barest and driest facts are available to the general public. He had a long and distinguished career at Princeton. He plans to teach a seminar for first-year students and appoint a provost. He is said to be fond of opera...
...scene at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Boston on the night of February 10 ended up more like something out of the Keystone Cops than the tea party the search committee had probably hoped for. Crimson reporters caught wind of the committee's plans to interview former Princeton provost--and now Harvard president-designate--Neil L. Rudenstine at the swanky establishment and had the place staked out well in advance...
...While provost at Princeton, Rudenstine earned a reputation for being receptive to unconventional scholarship yet meticulous in upholding academic standards. Since his appointment, he has repeatedly emphasized the importance of attracting minorities into academia. He has announced his commitment to bolstering undergraduate education at Harvard (and said he hopes to teach a freshman seminar next spring). He has discussed the importance of University unity, the need for an overall educational mission, his aversion to absolute administrative decentralization. He plans to appoint a provost, a University-wide dean responsible for coordinating Harvard's atomized parts...
They also praise his skill at administration. While provost, Rudenstine was in charge of academic development and budget recommendations, as well as long-range financial planning...