The most visible of the five is usually the vice president for government and public affairs--a position currently filled by Paul S. Grogan. Grogan oversees Harvard's lobbying efforts in Washington and Boston and its interaction with the city of Cambridge.

Anne H. Taylor, a longtime litigator for Harvard, serves as the University's vice president and general counsel. Her charges include Harvard's stable of nearly a dozen in-house attorney's as well as the University's police department.

Thomas M. Reardon, vice president for development and alumni affairs is responsible for raising money and keeping graduates happy. Reardon was formerly director of Harvard's office of development.

Elizabeth C. "Beppie" Huidekoper serves as the vice president for finance. In addition to having one of the most recognizable nicknames on campus (second only to that of Dean of Freshman Elizabeth "Ibby" Studley Nathans), Huidekoper helps oversee the millions of dollars that flow into and out of Harvard each year.

The most senior member of the Harvard central administration--and the only vice president who preceded the Rudenstine era--is Vice President for Administration Nancy "Sally" H. Zeckhauser. Zeckhauser is responsible for the bulk of the University's massive bureaucracy, including Harvard Planning and Real Estate, dining services, facilities maintenance and human resources.

The Faculty

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) administration is one bureaucratic layer closer to the undergraduate, but don't expect to spend too many Thursdays sipping tea with the denizens of University Hall's newly refurbished top floors.

FAS is the biggest and wealthiest of Harvard's nine faculties. It includes everything from Harvard College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences to Widener Library and the Fogg Art Museum.