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Leah S. Yared
Leah S. Yared is the Magazine Chair for the 145th guard. She can be reached at leah.yared@thecrimson.com.
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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.
Next President Will Not Have Say on Sanctions
Harvard’s next president will be unable to easily alter the College’s sanctions, limiting the authority of the University’s top office on one of the most contentious campus issues in recent memory.
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.
Susan L. Graham ’64
A professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Berkeley, Graham was a member of the Board of Overseers trio that joined the Corporation during the search that resulted in now-University President Drew G. Faust’s selection.
Kenneth I. Chenault
When Kenneth I. Chenault steps down as the CEO of American Express early next year, he’ll have at least one activity to fill his recently-opened schedule: searching for Harvard’s 29th president.
Pres. Search Committee Nears 'Phase Two'
The committee tasked with selecting Harvard’s next president will begin “phase two” of the search—winnowing a list of nearly 700 unique nominations—by the end of December.
Our Own Little War
Harvard doesn’t have a Robert E. Lee, or a John C. Calhoun. Even so, questions of Civil War remembrance and Southern heritage crop up in Cambridge every so often.
Harvard to Rescind Harvey Weinstein's Du Bois Medal
Harvard will rescind the W.E.B Du Bois medal awarded to Harvey Weinstein, a movie executive whom more than 40 women have accused of sexual harassment and abuse.
Recalling Secrecy and Stealth, Faust Recounts Presidential Search
Harvard’s presidential searches are famous for their secrecy, as the search committee endeavors to fend off national media scrutiny and Crimson reporters in pursuit of a scoop.
Kennedy School Reassessing 'Fellow' Title Following Manning Controversy
After facing widespread criticism for inviting and disinviting Chelsea Manning as a visiting fellow this month, the Kennedy School has decided to reassess how it uses that term.
Faust Weighs Options on Social Group Ban
Faust said she has had conversations with administrators at Yale and Princeton, two schools that have sought to create closer ties with social groups rather than penalize them.
Presidential Search Committee Convenes Behind Closed Doors
As they left Loeb House on an unseasonably warm Monday morning, several search committee members declined to comment on the subject of Sunday’s meeting.
