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Dunlop is now being mentioned as a candidate for provost, should Bok decide finally that he wants one. One possibility which yesterday's appointment hints at is that Dunlop-given the freedom of a University Professorship to extend his influence to other faculties-may be the successor to Archibald Cox '34, professor of Law, as University troubleshooter...
...center, this leaves Bok and John T. Dunlop, dean of the Faculty since 1969. It is entirely conceivable that Dunlop-one of Bok's closest confidants and surely the most powerful man within the Faculty-will, within the year, become the first Provost of the University since the James Conant...
...cited three reasons for postponing a decision about a Provost. "First," he said, "I will be better able to see precisely what responsibilities a Provost should take from me after I've been in office for awhile. I have to decide how I am going to be spending my own time before dividing responsibilities...
...Second, I will be in a better position later to judge exactly what kind of skills and background will best complement my own background. And third, through close personal working relationships my knowledge of the people in the University who could fill the role of provost will be vastly greater...
...speculated that someone outside liberal arts may best complement his law background. He thus reinforced his freedom of choice in naming a provost, if indeed he decides he wants...