He said he loves his work, but makes time for other things--he loves nature and time spent playing handball at the gym.

And he said he looks forward to "sharing my passion of cinema and literature and the arts with the students and tutors."

Verena Conley was born and educated in Switzerland. She speaks French and German as well as English, and specializes in French cultural studies and comparative literature. She is teaching French 167: "Parisian Cityscapes" this semester in the Romance Languages and Literatures department.

A search committee, which included Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 and Dean of Undergraduate Education William M. Todd III as well as a Kirkland residents and tutors, met with possible candidates.

Using the committee's recommendations, Lewis then made the selection, which required approval from President Neil L. Rudenstine and is now pending formal approval from the Harvard Corporation.

Lewis said that he is "very pleased" that Tom Conley--as well as Lino Pertile, who accepted the job of Master of Eliot House last week--accepted the invitations.

"Both figures have strong literature and intellectual interests which they want to bring to the houses," Lewis said.