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...Theda Skocpol, the outgoing dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, is this year’s recipient of the highest international honor for political scientists. The committee that awards the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science honored Skocpol, the Thomas professor of government and sociology, “for her visionary analysis of the significance of the state for revolutions, welfare, and political trust, pursued with theoretical depth and empirical evidence.” Skocpol will travel to Uppsala University in Sweden to receive the prize, including about $72,000 in cash, on Sept...
...University lost an effective, if sometimes divisive, administrator when Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) Dean Theda Skocpol resigned last Tuesday. In just two short years under her leadership, she has accomplished much, most prominently overseeing a broad rethinking of the way the Faculty teaches graduate students and undergraduates alike...
...Theda Skocpol has done a truly remarkable job as dean of the Graduate School,” Bok said in a statement on Tuesday. “We owe her a great debt...
...Theda Skocpol said last Tuesday that she was quitting her post as dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) because she had accomplished what she set out to do when she accepted the position two years...
CLARIFICATION: The April 2 news analysis "Behind the Scenes, Skepticism Over Skocpol's Rise" did not completely represent the views of History Department chair Andrew D. Gordon '74 on the resignation of Theda Skocpol, dean of Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. In addition to acknowledging disagreements with the dean, Gordon said "I've overall been very impressed with the job she's done, and I'm sorry that she is stepping down...