"They have a pretty good idea of what the summer school population is like and what they want to learn," said Buck. "But also what ought to be taught in their fields."
The departments, then, provide him with suggestions about who in the department would like to teach courses.
"My first priority is to get as many senior Harvard Faculty teaching as I can," he said.
After Buck has retained all those Faculty associated with Harvard, he looks for faculty from other universities and colleges, in consultation with the appropriate Harvard department.
But those senior Harvard professors already sold on the experience don't need any encouragement to sign up again.
"I enjoy [summer school] a lot, and look forward to doing it again," Damrosch says.