The search for Harvard's 27th president officially kicked off this summer, as the Harvard Corporation named the nine-member search committee.
The group will solicit advice suggestions from faculty members and alumni and will meet throughout the fall and winter to choose Neil L. Rudenstine's successor.
Rudenstine announced in May that he will step down this June after 10 years in the presidency.
The committee is comprised of members of both of Harvard's top governing boards. The group includes six of the seven Corporation members and three Overseers. Rudenstine, who is also a member of the Corporation, is not a member.
As in past presidential searches, the group does not include faculty or students, although members will consult the greater Harvard community through letters and meetings.
The committee will work mostly behind-the-scenes, discreetly sifting through the dozens of would-be presidents.
Robert G. Stone Jr. '45, the senior member of the Corporation, will chair the committee.
D. Ronald Daniel, Hanna H. Gray, Conrad K. Harper, James R. Houghton '58 and Herbert S. Winokur '65 round out the committee's Corporation members. The three Overseers on the search committee are Sharon E. Gagnon, Thomas E. Everhart '53 and Richard E. Oldenburg '54.
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