June 4, 1999

Divinity Dean Resigned After Porn Reportedly Was Found on His Computer

The dean of Harvard University's Divinity School was asked to resign last fall after thousands of pornographic images were found on his computer, The Boston Globe reported last month.

Ronald F. Thiemann, who had been dean since 1985, told his colleagues in a November 13 letter that he was resigning for "personal and professional reasons." The Globe said Harvard's president, Neil L. Rudenstine, had asked for the resignation after campus