Rudenstine has worked tirelessly almost from the day he took office to help pad Harvard's coffers. His legacy will be marked by the six-year, $2.6 billion capital campaign over which he presided--the largest fundraising drive in the history of higher education.

In addition to fundraising, the president's other major roles include approving tenure decisions for all nine of Harvard's faculties, overseeing the activities of upper-level bureaucrats and shaping the University's long-term direction and policies.

Rudentsine's decision this May to resign did not come as a huge surprise--many anticipated that he would step down soon after the end of the capital campaign. The 65-year-old former Rhodes Scholar said he felt it was "the right time" to move on.

As a result, the University is currently conducting an exhausting search for Harvard's 27th president. According to some sources, the two leading cadidates to fill Rudenstine's shoes are current Provost Harvey V. Fineberg '67 and Dean of Harvard Business School Kim B. Clark '74.

Provost

As second-in-command in Massachusetts Hall, Harvey V. Fineberg '67 is something of a "shadow president," serving as Rudenstine's top adviser and overseeing a potpourri of projects from information technology to the central administration's finances. The provost is also responsible for fostering academic collaboration among Harvard's nine faculties--a task that is easier said than done.

Fineberg, Rudenstine's third provost in eight years, is Rudentsine's taller shadow. Slim and a bit goofy looking, Fineberg is cool and unflappable under pressure.

Like Rudentsine, Fineberg's involvement in undergraduate life is minimal. He rarely speaks out on College matters and is a strict party-liner on other issues of public interest.