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Rudenstine, a former Princeton provost, said that any dean or provost would encounter difficulties making the transition to leading a large university, and that Faust possesses the necessary skills to govern effectively...
...Yorker, where she works. Individuals connected to the University and the search process stayed quiet as well. Several members of the Board of Overseers contacted by phone refused to comment, as did the University’s official spokesman. Two of the other presidential search finalists—Provost Steven E. Hyman and Law School Dean Elena Kagan—kept a low profile. Hyman, whose Mass. Hall office was dark by 6:15 p.m., declined to come to the door when two Crimson reporters appeared at his house. And Kagan smiled and went into her house when approached...
...professor at MIT began a hunger strike yesterday in protest of the university’s decision to deny him tenure.Alleging racism in the workplace, Associate Professor James L. Sherley ’80 has vowed not to eat until MIT offers him tenure and fires Provost L. Rafael Reif.“I will either see the Provost resign and my hard-earned tenure granted at MIT, or I will die defiantly right outside his office,” Sherley wrote in an e-mail to the MIT faculty in December. Sherley claims that he was unfairly denied...
...expressed concern that if the panel were to choose Faust so soon after Cech’s public withdrawal, she might she might appear to be a second choice, according to two sources. But if the committee demonstrates a willingness to reopen the search to other candidates, such as Provost Steven E. Hyman and Law School Dean Elena Kagan, it may make it hard to recommend Faust as the clear top choice—even if she is currently the committee’s preferred candidate—the sources said. The search panel’s members have called...
...committee demonstrates a willingness to reopen the search to other candidates, such as Provost Steven E. Hyman and Law School Dean Elena Kagan, it may make it hard to recommend Faust as the clear top choice—even if she is currently the committee’s preferred candidate—the sources said...