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...another dean like her,” Crystal M. Fleming, president of the GSAS Graduate School Council, said. Fleming, a doctorate candidate in sociology, said Skocpol was both “very accessible” and “very sensitive.” Dean Skocpol??s legacy, Fleming said, will be her efforts to improve teaching and pedagogy...
...Dean of the Faculty has sole power in appointing the GSAS dean, and Knowles said that although he will gather confidential suggestions, his successor will make the ultimate appointment of Skocpol??s replacement...
Behind the scenes, however, Skocpol??s resignation coincided with what appeared be a wave of uncertainty about her candidacy for the deanship of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), one of Harvard’s most powerful posts...
...recent weeks, the prospect of Skocpol??s promotion has stirred strong opposition among professors advising President-elect Drew G. Faust in her search for a new dean of the Faculty, according to an individual close to the faculty advisory committee and a senior FAS faculty member close to University administrators. Faust herself has expressed skepticism, the individuals said, perhaps sensing professors’ wariness...
Only last spring, Skocpol??s candidacy showed some promise when she rose to the top of Interim President Derek C. Bok’s list of potential candidates to lead Harvard’s flagship school, according to the sources. But when Bok floated Skocpol??s candidacy among faculty members and top administrators, he encountered strong resistance that forced him to reconsider, the individuals said...