Harvard Presidential Search Advances

Faculty and staff advisory committees unveiled

As the committee consisting of members from the Harvard Corporation and Board of Overseers pursues the search for the successor to President Drew Faust, faculty and staff advisory committees were unveiled today.

The members of the faculty advisory committee are:

Members of the staff advisory committee are:

  • Katie Lapp (chair), executive vice president;
  • Patricia Byrne, executive dean, Harvard Divinity School;
  • Angela Crispi, executive dean for administration, Harvard Business School;
  • Marilyn Hausammann, vice president for human resources;
  • Jack Jennings, executive dean for administration, Harvard Graduate School of Education;
  • Leslie Kirwan, dean of administration and finance, Faculty of Arts and Sciences;
  • Diane Lopez, deputy general counsel;
  • Nisha Mongia, executive dean, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study; and
  • Meredith Weenick, vice president for campus services.

A student advisory committee is to be named later. 

Read the University announcement here. 

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