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