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...graduate of University of Cambridge and the University of London, the English-born Richard joined the faculty of Yale University in 1972. In 1994, she rose to the position of provost, the school's Yale's chief academic and administrative officer—a post she held for nearly nine years...
...provost, Richard had to confront a number of opposing constituencies, from graduate students seeking to unionize to activist Larry Kramer, who wanted to fund gay and lesbian studies. A gay and lesbian initiative was eventually created, but only after lengthy negotiations between Kramer and Richard...
...provost and a mother,” Kelly says, “she navigated that first year for both of them...
...While provost, Richard insisted on continuing her research. She set aside a month every year to travel to Madagascar, often accompanied by her husband, whose research shifted so they could work in the same region. When the Peabody Museum at Yale was rebuilt, Richard had an office and lab installed for her use. She was a frequent attendee at what was known as the “brown beer”—a weekly gathering of biological anthropologists...
Evelynn Hammonds, who led the university’s Task Force on Women in 2005 and is now the Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity—where her duties include improving the climate for women at Harvard—declined to comment for this article...