March 14, 2008

A Couple of Firsts for a Harvard Dean ... From Journalism to a College Presidency ... Vanderbilt Names a New Leader

By EUGENE MCCORMACK, ROBIN WILSON and PAUL FAIN

CRIMSON FIRST: Harvard University, which has never had a female or African-American dean of its undergraduate Harvard College, has made a hire that is a first in both respects.

Evelynn Hammonds, the university's senior vice provost for faculty development and diversity, will start her new appointment in June.

Ms. Hammonds, 55, has been in her current role since 2005. She is largely responsible for ensuring that women and minorities are represented equally in recruitment and