“Michael Smith (Princeton ’83) To Head Harvard College” (news item)

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<p><a href=“http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2007/06/05/computer_scientist_to_head_the_largest_of_harvard_schools/[/url]”>http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2007/06/05/computer_scientist_to_head_the_largest_of_harvard_schools/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2007/06.07/99-dean.html[/url]”>http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2007/06.07/99-dean.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>“Michael D. Smith, 45, [as the new Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences] will oversee Harvard College and the PhD programs. At Harvard, where he has taught since 1992, he is considered a devoted teacher and an affable colleague.”</p>

<p>We can now be confident that Harvard College will be in good hands. (An apology in advance to my Harvard friends who, for at least a year, will have to endure my numerous bad jokes.)</p>

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<p>harvard also recently hired princeton prof robert darnton to head its library system. and harvard law school already has a princeton grad running its show, to widespread acclaim. there’s been a fair bit of movement both ways between the schools’ administrations of late.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=518977[/url]”>http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=518977&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;