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Nathan M. Pusey ’28, Harvard’s 24th president, died of heart disease Nov. 14 at a New York City hospital...
...things that we see and take for granted here at Harvard really had their origin when he was at the helm,” said Derek C. Bok, who succeeded Pusey as president...
...president, Pusey spearheaded the University’s first major fundraising campaign, increasing Harvard’s endowment from $304 million to more than $1 billion. He led major modern campus construction initiatives, adding new buildings such as the Science Center, Peabody Terrace and the Carpenter Center. He also focused on undergraduate education, implementing a need-blind admissions process...
...strong opponent of McCarthyism, Pusey is credited with upholding Harvard’s dedication to academic freedom in the face of blacklists and allegations of treason...
...interview, Pusey said that despite what he called the “time of troubles,” he enjoyed his Harvard tenure...