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...after two years as dean of the school, colleagues say, Putnam learned that the job was more than he bargained for. The Government Department professor spent so much time and energy grappling with the school's financial difficulties and managing tensions within the Faculty that he did not have enough left for what he loved most--teaching and research...
...When Putnam announced his decision to resign last month, many inside the University were nevertheless surprised. Few suspected that the institution's problems ran so deep...
...Putnam's unusually short term makes it difficult to judge what impact, if any, he has had on the Kennedy School, but faculty members say that he was able to nudge the school in a new direction and accomplish many of his objectives...
...particular, officials say Putnam worked to put more emphasis on ethics and politics in the curriculum and create a more diverse and interesting student body. In addition, they point out that the dean successfully began the process of "internationalizing" the Kennedy School, building programs in countries such as Italy, Germany and Israel...
...professors and administrators say Putnam's biggest and most time-consuming problem during those years was guiding the school through difficult financial straits...