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...this year’s recipient of the Johan Skytte Prize, the highest international honor for political scientists. The prize committee honored Skocpol “for her visionary analysis of the significance of the state for revolutions, welfare, and political trust...
...Skocpol ascended to the GSAS deanship two years ago, just months after she emerged as one of the most vocal Faculty critics of then-University President Lawrence H. Summers in the firestorm that erupted over his comments on women and science...
...interview recently, Skocpol declined to comment further on the circumstances surrounding the resignation, preferring to focus instead on her role in recommending teaching reforms and creating a new advisory committee for the whole graduate school...
...Professors say that Skocpol led a quiet campaign to lead the Faculty. But that campaign appeared to falter this spring, as the prospect of Skocpol’s promotion stirred strong opposition among some influential FAS professors and administrators, sources told The Crimson...
...When she became GSAS dean in fall 2005, Skocpol outlined her priorities as increasing Faculty involvement in the governance of the graduate school, boosting funding available to the graduate school, improving graduate student teacher training, shortening the length of time to obtain degrees, and evaluating faculty advising to graduate students. By and large, she accomplished all of those goals...