Word: theda
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...time Theda Skocpol resigned from the deanship of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) in March, the footprint she had left on teaching and learning at Harvard was a large one. But will it last...
...think that if Theda were remaining as a physical presence in University Hall, that would continue to remind the new dean of the agenda in the new report,” Friedman says. “But the report is really full of recommendations that require leadership and action from the dean of the Faculty...
...With the end of the year approaching, a sense of urgency pervaded the Faculty’s leadership. In the second to last Faculty meeting, Bok’s hand tightened in frustration around the presidential gavel. Theda Skocpol, outgoing dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, whispered, “Patience! Patience!” into his ear. The brow of Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 seemed permanently furrowed...
...independence, and minority representation in student government, as well as a debate over the best way to fund minorities' student groups. After lively debate on both sides, the constitution was eventually approved and is still in effect today. Allegations of discrimination at the University, then as now, caused controversy. Theda Skocpol, then a candidate for tenure and now the outgoing Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, accused the University of sexism, the Director of Harvard's Center for Behavioral Sciences controversially called on society to exert "negative social pressures to deter homosexuality," and Women's Studies struggled...
...Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dean Theda Skocpol said in a phone interview on Saturday that calendar reform could benefit both graduates and undergraduates...