Harvard names first woman president

[Kevin]

Good deal.. so they finally found someone who will do as the professors there dictate.

[Munchkin03]

I'm surprised that they didn't select a scientist...whatever Larry Summers said aside, the Ivies have been pumping MAJOR money into the life sciences.

There was an interesting article in the Times in December about the presidential search...apparently, it was known that Harvard was going to pick a woman (they had tapped the presidents of Brown, Princeton, and Penn), and they were certainly going to pick someone from the inside (the dean of HLS was on the short list too). They kept it under wraps for a long time, which considering, is great.

I'm also sure that Derek Bok is ready to go back into retirement.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

I'm not surprised that they selected a scientist...whatever Larry Summers said aside, the Ivies have been pumping MAJOR money into the life sciences.

There was an interesting article in the Times in December about the presidential search...apparently, it was known that Harvard was going to pick a woman (they had tapped the presidents of Brown, Princeton, and Penn), and they were certainly going to pick someone from the inside (the dean of HLS was on the short list too). They kept it under wraps for a long time, which considering, is great.

I'm also sure that Derek Bok is ready to go back into retirement.

I didn't think she was a scientist - isn't she a Civil War historian?

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

I didn't think she was a scientist - isn't she a Civil War historian?

Yes, yes indeed. I posted wrong. Eeep!

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Yes, yes indeed. I posted wrong. Eeep!

No biggie, I'm apparently posting dirty words on GC.

I was surprised too, I thought for sure they'd go for someone from the scientific community.

[alum]

Here's a brief write-up of Dr. F-a-u-s-t. Put her last name in where there are asterisks.

http://www.radcliffe.edu/about/leadership/*****.php