"Both of us were asked to come to University Hall quite separately," John Fox says. "In our responsibilities we don't function as a couple at all."
Still, the Foxes say that they do a lot of sharing at home, and their different perspectives have given them an edge in their jobs.
"He's very supportive, I learn a lot from him," Julia Fox says. Her husband says the same of her. And both say they feel that Harvard is their home.
"A lot of our friends are here," Julia Fox says. "It's been part of our lives and it is our community."
Honeymoon in Greenough
They made their first Harvard connection when he was an admissions officer and non-resident first-year adviser. At the time, she was a divinity school student and a proctor for his advisees in Greenough.
"She told me I had a nice smile," Dan Drummond says, teasing about knowing when not to miss an opportunity. Together, they tell the story of their first date, to a football game in which a joint advisee played.
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