Both Chu and Clair—who are each serving the last year of their six-year terms on the Board—will step into their new roles after this year's Commencement ceremonies. They will succeed Pomona College President David W. Oxtoby ’72 and concert violinist Lynn Chang ’75, respectively.
“We follow in the footsteps of many people, not only in the last five years, but many before us that have done an outstanding job,” Chu said. “Hopefully, we’ll do a decent job.”
—Staff writer Amna H. Hashmi can be reached at amnahashmi@college.harvard.edu. Follow her on Twitter @amna_hashmi.
This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:
CORRECTION: April 2, 2014
An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the day on which the University issued the press release announcing Morgan Chu's appointment as president. In fact, the release was issued on Tuesday.