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Bill Purcell will resign as the director of the Institute of Politics to work as an advisor on the University’s expansion into Allston, a project marked by uncertainty in a time of fiscal constraints.
Ending a two-year term as director of the IOP, Purcell is stepping down to serve as an advisor to University Executive Vice President Katherine N. Lapp, who directs much of Harvard’s Allston development and its relations with the local community.
Purcell will now devote more time to his role as one of the co-chairs of the Allston Work Team, the group charged with examining the current state of and recommending strategies for Harvard’s expansion into Allston, where Purcell has worked on community betterment projects.
“It allows me to direct attention to where I’m most needed,” said Purcell, a former mayor of Nashville.
Sophomore Shannon Purcell scored once in the losing effort.