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...During Rupp's tenure at the Divinity School, barbeques, picnics and volleyball games at the dean's residence were a common occurrence, said Diana L. Eck, professor of comparative religion and Indian studies. She called Rupp a "community-builder" and praised his "combination of warmth and efficiency...
...Rupp, a Presbyterian minister who received his doctorate in divinity from Harvard, succeeds Michael I. Sovern as leader of the financially troubled institutions. Columbia last year faced a faculty challenge against Sovern's budgetary policies...
...Rupp, 50, articulated a vision of university-wide cooperation for Columbia, rhetoric reminiscent of President Neil L. Rudenstine when he was initially selected by Harvard's search committee. Rupp also spoke of the importance of faculty and student diversity...
...Rupp was on the intermediate list in the Harvard presidential search...
...Rupp's commitment to undergraduate education and his belief in the importance of scholarship made a positive impression on professors, Newman said...