In the Crimson today, Johannah Goldblatt and Daniel Schuker report that the list of potential deans has narrowed. The two then report the names they have: Jeremy Bloxham, John Huth, Theda Skocpol, Nancy Rosenblum, Barbara Grosz, Jeffrey Frieden, Robert Sampson, Stephen Kosslyn, Allan Brandt, and Michael Smith.

Those names look familiar.

Oh, wait—I know why. Because eight of the ten appeared on this blog two weeks ago—a few nominated by you readers, but a few, such as Bloxham, Huth, Michael Smith and Allan Brandt, were initially reported by yours truly. (And one, Skocpol, the Crimson kinda-sorta admits is still a candidate, despite the paper's best efforts to knock her out of contention.)

Not that the Crimson bothers to mention that.....

Hey, Johannah and Daniel, I'm not asking you to cite this blog as gospel. On the other hand, when serious candidates for the deanship are reported here two weeks before your story, I do think a tip of the hat is in order. With the exception of Skocpol, those names hadn't publicly appeared in the decanal context anywhere before they did here.

(What happened to that ombudsman of yours, anyway?)

Incidentally, Barbara Grosz is a close advisor to Drew Faust, part of her kitchen cabinet. But I think it's unlikely that we'll see a president and an FAS dean from Radcliffe.....