Harvard's New Delayed Opening
The end of early admissions added uncertainty to an already unpredictable year
By ARIANNA MARKEL
In early fall, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 raised the possibility of a decrease in yield or a decline in total application numbers. While students were waiting for early acceptance letters, Harvard waited for its applicants.
Tough Task for New A.R.T. Head
By JAKE G. COHEN
Diane M. Paulus ’87 takes the reins of the theater company after a 16-month search during which one top candidate turned down the job. But the search’s long duration is being viewed by A.R.T. observers not as a hindrance but as a possible windfall.
 Packing Up the Museums
Allston Expansion Causes Tension with Residents
By NAN NI
For the University, the last year has been one of rapid approvals that have propelled it from planning the largest campus expansion in its history to actually building it.
In Year of Change, Voters Shake Up Council, School Administration
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Under New Regime, Harvard's 'Tubs' Find a Common Bottom
By CHRISTIAN B. FLOW and CLIFFORD M MARKS
They called it “Every Tub on Its Own Bottom”—a philosophy of decentralized governance that for centuries gave Harvard’s divisions unmatched autonomy in financial and academic affairs. But now the basins are learning to share the bath water, and “Every Tub” is giving way to a new operating slogan: “One University.”
Given Uncertain Mandate, Gen Ed Takes Shape
By BONNIE J. KAVOUSSI
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences must now confront whether their desire for a new program has led to discarding the virtues of the old one.
College Prepares for $1 Billion Housing Renovation
Administrators, students reevaluate the mission and role of the House system
By ABBY D. PHILLIP and CHARLES J. WELLS
The estimated cost is vastly more than Harvard has ever spent on a single round of House restorations, and is equivalent to the amount the school plans to spend on the new science complex in Allston.
Young Tenured Profs Shine in Research and Classroom
While papers and books are still critical to tenure cases, teaching awards are no longer a ‘kiss of death’
By MAXWELL L. CHILD
These promotions point to an increase in hiring from within, suggest a greater focus on the importance of pedagogy.
Across River, Science Plans Move Forward
By CLIFFORD M MARKS and JUNE Q. WU
Harvard broke ground this spring on a much-touted science complex after strained community relations pushed the start date back by months, while also laying preliminary plans for a second science building nearby.
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