Bonnie Clendenning, dean for external relations, said last month that she hoped for a dean "who is good in person to person situations, a good communicator."
"I hope she's not shy," Clendenning said.
The issues facing the new dean keep piling up. But Faust won't actually arrive in Cambridge until January--she says she has writing and teaching commitments to honor first. It remains unclear whether Faust plans to put off major decisions until her official arrival in January.
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Until then, Faust says she plans to "be in [Cambridge] a lot," "actively involved" and "working to learn the Harvard culture."