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...female director starting July 1. Simmons, currently a faculty associate and member of the executive committee at the Center, was named to the position after incumbent director Jorge I. Domínguez was appointed the University’s first vice provost for international affairs last week. Describing his successor as someone who is open to different modes of research in social science, Domínguez said he was certain he was leaving the Center in good hands. “She will be a splendid director, she is a one-woman walking encyclopedia of interdisciplinary social sciences...
...history,” said Gomes. “The donors are likely to respond to these tried and true Harvard veterans.”Bok said on Monday that he expects to see a temporary slowdown in donations over the coming year, but added that he believes his successor will reinvigorate the push for gifts. “I think a number of donors will probably feel that they will like to wait and see who the next president is before making commitments,” Bok said.“I don’t think the total...
Even as interim dean, there is much that Knowles can do for the undergraduate community. He must, of course, make the selection of a bold and competent successor his highest priority. Knowles will also control FAS expenditures for the next academic year. Even as FAS faces a looming budget deficit, it is imperative that he prioritize undergraduate initiatives, both academic and social...
Knowles must also push forward the business of the sluggish Harvard College Curricular Review as it nears its completion. In doing so, Knowles will set an important precedent for his successor...
...task force report concluded that “any new planning efforts must now be coordinated and integrated with Harvard’s existing activities in the sciences and engineering.” The transition to a new school had originally been planned for Venky’s successor, but a search for a new DEAS dean was delayed by the resignation of both University President Lawrence H. Summers and FAS Dean William C. Kirby earlier this year, Venky said. When Summers, Provost Steven E. Hyman, and members of the Board of Overseers urged Venky to stay on as dean...