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...search committee asked me that in every possible guise in the course of my conversations with them,” she said on the day of her confirmation...
...committee wavered between Cech and Faust, it called upon its venerated interim leader for an outside perspective. Bok had deliberately stayed out of the search process from the beginning to focus on his other activities during his one-year term...
...Faust’s supporters were Neil L. Rudenstine, who led Harvard as president from 1991 to 2001 and had made her the first dean of the Radcliffe Institute, the think tank on Garden Street. Rudenstine, who strongly urged the committee to pick Faust toward the end of the search, told the committee he believed Harvard would best be served by a candidate with significant experience in university administration...
...point the middle of the search, committee members had casually asked Bok whether he would consider staying on beyond June 30 in case the committee did not find a new president to take office by then, according to two individuals close to Bok and the committee. The interim president quickly shot down the idea, making it clear that extending his tenure was not in the cards, the sources said...
Bok’s lack of assurance only confirmed doubts the search committee had about Cech’s ability to kick-start the University’s long-delayed capital campaign. In addition, the committee received word that several leading Harvard scientists were not enthusiastic about the prospect of a Cech presidency, according to two individuals close to the search process. Nevertheless, the committee indicated to Cech that he was a serious contender for the position before he flew off to Colorado for a week-long vacation with his wife at the end of January, the sources said...