"I have a reasonable sense of what I want to see preserved and strengthened," she says.
Pedersen says she also thinks that women should participate as fully as possible in all aspects of Harvard life, even when their personal lives are busy.
A mother of two children under three with a husband who works in New York, Pedersen admits that this is not the easiest time to take on more responsibility.
"I do think it ought to be possible for women in my situation to take on these kinds of roles, so I am willing to try," she says.
The Future is Bright
Pedersen says she would like undergraduate requirements to become more flexible so students have more freedom to explore. The Faculty has for several years encouraged departments to lower the number of requirements needed for graduation.
"This University has some of the best resources, in terms of faculty and libraries, in the world," she says. "I'd like undergraduates to be able to use those to the utmost."
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