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Presidential Search

Loeb House
Central Administration

Experts Say Search Committee Likely Interviewing Candidates

“Less than 20 [candidates], they definitely should be doing candidate interviews,” said John Assunto, a managing partner of a search firm.

George Daley
Harvard Medical School

HMS Dean Names Likely Candidates for Harvard Presidency

Harvard Medical School Dean George Q. Daley ’82 listed several life scientists he “expects” to see on the presidential search committee’s candidate shortlist.

Faust at 2021 Convocation
Central Administration

Harvard Launches a Presidential Search

Ever since University President Drew G. Faust announced she plans to step down, a presidential search committee has been on the hunt for her successor, meeting behind closed doors and most recently winnowing to under 20 candidates.

10 Stories

Ten Stories That Shaped 2017

2017 saw tectonic changes—ranging from Harvard's decision to keep the College's controversial social life policy to its launch of a presidential search destined to chart the course for decades to come. The Crimson reviews ten stories that defined a tempestuous year.

Loeb House
Presidential Search

Loeb House

The Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers often meet in Loeb House, pictured here in 2017.

Loeb House
Drew Faust

Presidential Search Narrows to Under 20 Candidates

The 15-member search committee is currently winnowing a list of under 20 candidates and will pare it down further in coming weeks, according to individuals close to the search.

Faculty Club
Faculty

Faculty Club

Panelists discuss Harvard's presidential search at an event at the Faculty Club Tuesday. Speakers called for increased student and alumni involvement in the search.

Faculty Club
University

Students, Alumni Call for Greater Involvement in Presidential Search at Panel

Harvard affiliates called for greater student and alumni involvement in the search for the University’s next president at a panel discussion Tuesday.

The Searchers
Presidential Search

The Searchers

15 people will select Harvard’s next president. The Crimson explores their backgrounds, careers, and priorities—and what they say about the future of the University. Click on members of the search committee throughout the story to learn more.

The Searchers
Presidential Search

The Searchers

Shirley Tilghman
Presidential Search

Shirley Tilghman

As one of two former university presidents serving on the Corporation, Tilghman brings acute knowledge of higher education administration to the search process.

Karen Gordon Mills
Drew Faust

Karen Gordon Mills '75

Karen Gordon Mills ’75 is poised to seek a candidate who best marries the various responsibilities of the modern Harvard presidency, friends and colleagues say.

Joseph J. O'Donnell
Presidential Search

Joseph J. O’Donnell ’67

They call him “Mr. Harvard.” A corporate tycoon and major donor who fondly remembers his days playing center for the Harvard football team, Joseph J. O’Donnell ’67 is continuing a long history of giving back to his alma mater.

Lawrence Bacow
Drew Faust

Lawrence S. Bacow

In some ways, Bacow’s time in academic administration echoes that of Harvard’s current University President Drew G. Faust.

William F. Lee
Presidential Search

William F. Lee '72

Lee, the senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation and chair of the presidential selection committee, is one of only two searchers to have served on the body that selected current University President Drew G. Faust.

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