Grosz leaving Radcliffe deanship
Dean Barbara J. Grosz of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study announced today (April 14) that she will step down at the end of this academic year. Grosz, who is also Higgins Professor of Natural Sciences at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, will spend next year at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University before returning to the Harvard faculty. “After a decade at the institute, as I consider the next decade of my academic career and the challenges that have the potential to offer the greatest reward and make the most significant difference, I want to return to the research and teaching that first brought me to Harvard 25 years ago,” Grosz said in a message sent to the Radcliffe community this morning. “The Radcliffe Institute is close to my heart, and I am deeply grateful for Barbara’s strong leadership,” said President...