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Tag: Dean
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Nation & World
A ‘formidable’ choice
Colleagues respond with confidence, elation as Hopi Hoekstra is named next leader of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
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Hempton to step down as Divinity School dean
David N. Hempton will step down as dean of the Divinity School at the end of the 2022–23 academic year. He will remain on the faculty of the School, where he will resume his career as a dedicated teacher and writer.
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Nancy Coleman named new dean for Division of Continuing Education
Nancy Coleman has been named the next dean of Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education, succeeding Huntington D. Lambert, who retired in December 2019.
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New dean for School of Dental Medicine
William V. Giannobile, an alumnus of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, has been named its new dean. An expert in periodontics and oral medicine, Giannobile succeeds Bruce Donoff, who stepped down from the post in 2019 after 28 years.
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New dean for Graduate School of Design
Sarah Whiting, former dean of architecture at Rice University, returns to Harvard, where she taught early in her career, as dean of the Graduate School of Design.
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Donoff to step down as dean of School of Dental Medicine
Bruce Donoff, dean of Harvard School of Dental Medicine for 28 years, announced today that he will step down from the position effective Jan. 1, 2020.
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Nation & World
Christopher Stubbs named dean of science
Christopher Stubbs, the Samuel C. Moncher Professor of Physics and of Astronomy, has been appointed dean of science by FAS Dean Claudine Gay.
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Mostafavi to step down as GSD dean
Mohsen Mostafavi, dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) since January 2008, announced Oct. 24 that he will step down from the position at the end of the 2018-19 academic year.
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Claudine Gay named FAS dean
Claudine Gay will become the next Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard President Lawrence S. Bacow announced.
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FAS stars honored with Dean’s Distinction Awards
Four teams and 61 employees from across FAS were honored at the annual Dean’s Distinction Awards ceremony.
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Nation & World
Cohen to step down as Radcliffe Institute dean
Lizabeth Cohen, who has led the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study since 2011, announced she will step down from that post next June. She plans to return to teaching and research in Harvard’s Department of History following a year’s sabbatical.
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John Manning to lead Harvard Law School
John Manning, the Bruce Bromley Professor of Law and deputy dean at Harvard Law School, an eminent public-law scholar with expertise in statutory interpretation and structural constitutional law, will become the School’s next dean on July 1.
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FAS staff acknowledged for their contributions
The dozens of FAS staff who gathered in University Hall on March 9 were honored as Dean’s Distinction award winners, with 59 recipients receiving a total of 61 awards.
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Nation & World
New dean for Faculty of Medicine
George Q. Daley will become the next dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Harvard President Drew Faust and Provost Alan Garber announced.
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Nation & World
Michelle Williams to lead Harvard Chan School
Michelle A. Williams, a distinguished epidemiologist and educator, will become the next dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
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Nation & World
A new dean debuts
Douglas W. Elmendorf, former director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, was introduced on Thursday as the new dean of the Harvard Kennedy School.
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Nation & World
Elmendorf to lead Kennedy School
Douglas W. Elmendorf, former Harvard professor and director of the Congressional Budget Office, will become dean of the Harvard Kennedy School in January.
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Dean Khurana’s freshman year
After his freshman year as College dean, Rakesh Khurana takes stock, and reinforces the importance of diversity.
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A new dean for SEAS
Francis J. Doyle III, a distinguished scholar in chemical engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), has been appointed the next dean of the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and will take the reins on Aug. 1.
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GSE dean debates online speech
In a January course, Graduate School of Education Dean James Ryan asked whether schools should punish students for online speech.
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Q&A with Rakesh Khurana
Rakesh Khurana, the Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development at Harvard Business School and co-master of Cabot House, will become dean of Harvard College on July 1. In a question-and-answer session, he discussed how his career and tenure as House co-master helped prepare him for the tasks ahead.
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Nation & World
New Harvard College dean
Rakesh Khurana, Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development at Harvard Business School and co-master of Cabot House, has been named the new dean of Harvard College.
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The future is now for FAS
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith recently spoke about the priorities for the coming campaign and his vision for the FAS.
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Incoming HGSE dean on his passion for education
James E. Ryan, a leading scholar of education law and policy, will become the new dean of the Graduate School of Education his fall.
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Hempton named Divinity School dean
Harvard University President Drew Faust announced that David Hempton will become dean of Harvard Divinity School, effective July 1. Hempton, the Alonzo L. McDonald Family Professor of Evangelical Theological Studies at the Divinity School, succeeds William A. Graham, who will step down from the post at the end of this academic year.
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FAS recognizes outstanding staff members
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith honored the 44 recipients of the third annual Dean’s Distinction awards in a ceremony and reception March 1 in the Faculty Room of University Hall.
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GSAS Dean Allan Brandt to step down
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dean Allan M. Brandt, who pioneered a new approach to curricular development with the launch of the Graduate Seminars in General Education, announced Feb. 15 that he will step down as GSAS dean this spring owing to health considerations. He plans to return to the faculty when his…
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Nitin Nohria named next dean of Harvard Business School
Nitin Nohria, the Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School (HBS), will become the School’s 10th dean, President Drew Faust announced today (May 4).
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Q&A with retiring HBS Dean Jay Light
On Dec. 2, Jay Light, who has been dean of the Business School for the past five years, told the HBS faculty that he is retiring in June. After shepherding the School through some of the most demanding times in its history, he said he was looking forward to having more time to write, to…
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Paul Goldhaber
Dean emeritus Paul Goldhaber, dean at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) for 22 years, died July 14, 2008, at the age of 84. With a passion for research and an insatiable curiosity, he worked tirelessly with the hope that his lab work would encourage others to do the same.
