Meanwhile, Doherty will take over Wolcowitz’s old work space—and the management of the many day-to-day affairs of undergraduate education previously under Wolcowitz’s oversight. These matters include the Expository Writing program, the Bok Center for Teaching and Learning and the Office of International Programs. Doherty will also have responsibility for curricular planning and resource allocation.

The section of University Hall that houses Wolcowitz and Doherty’s new offices, formerly devoted to the now defunct “Office for Undergraduate Education,” will take on a new name, possibly the “Office for Academic Programs in Harvard College,” according to Doherty.

The change, according to both Wolcowitz and Doherty, has been in discussion for months.

Doherty was named to a part-time post in University Hall last summer as “Special Assistant to the Dean of Harvard College,” charged with organizing staff meetings and serving as the point of contact between the College and other University offices.

That move, she says, gave College administrators a “sense that they were thinking about a different role.”

Gross said Monday he was confident with the choice.

“Beth knows the office very well already.” Gross said. “I wouldn’t bring her in the beginning of the year otherwise. She’s worked with everybody.”

Neither Wolcowitz nor Doherty knew whether their posts would continue as conceived after the review has been fully implemented.

“I don’t know about after the curricular review,” Wolcowitz said. “The implementation of this project will take a while. I’m hoping it goes well, and if it goes well, I don’t know about the structure.”

—Staff writer Rebecca D. O’Brien can be reached at robrien@fas.harvard.edu.