Honorable Marshall

In early September, Gov. William F. Weld '66 tapped Marshall to serve on the highest court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

As Harvard's chief attorney, Marshall oversaw 11 full-time lawyers as well as work done by outside firms and took charge of the Harvard University Police Department during her five years at Harvard.

During that time, Marshall was often criticized for her shaky handling of several incidents involving minority students, Harvard police officers and security guards and the University's disciplinary mechanisms.

Rudenstine began a search for Marshall's replacement in November when she was sworn into the bench. The University originally received 400 responses to nationwide advertisements for the position, which made the search last longer than Rudenstine had first predicted, he said.

Rudenstine said earlier this year that he hoped to complete the search for a new general counsel in February or March. In late May, he said the short list was down to fewer than five candidates, but at press time the search was still ongoing.

Another New Provost

With the creation of the position of associate provost, Rudenstine brought the number of academic officers at the University's pinnacle to two-and-a-half.

Thompson works part-time in Mass. Hall and part-time as director of the Program on Ethics and the Professions and as Whitehead Professor of Political Philosophy.

"I hope to be able to bring my perspective as a Faculty member to the discussions of University-wide academic issues that Harvard is now facing," Thompson said.

Thompson's major administrative duty has been chairing the University Benefits Sub-Committee on Retirement. He is also actively involved in managing Harvard's five inter-faculty initiatives.