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1. Lady in Waiting

Magazine Archives Article : May/June 2007

As Drew Gilpin Faust prepares to take Harvard’s helm, the president-elect remains a little-known figure to many faculty, students, and alumni. How did the Civil War historian and Radcliffe dean make her way to the top of the world’s most powerful university? And what does she intend to do now that she’s there? Richard Bradley reports on the big questions surrounding Harvard’s new president.

2. The Search for Harvard's Next Leader

Magazine Archives Article : Spring 2007

The inside story on how the Corporation's second choice became the next president of Harvard.

3. The Healer

Magazine Archives Article : Winter 2007

Once again, Derek Bok has become president of Harvard at a time of crisis. But can he—or anyone—heal the wounded university?

4. The Power House

Magazine Archives Article : Premier Issue

Not many people know just what the Harvard Corporation does, and that's exactly how the group's seven members like it. But after Lawrence Summers's departure, can Harvard's ruling council maintain its wall of silence, even as it handpicks the university's next president? An inside look at the power behind Harvard's throne.

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