Murnane named acting GSE dean
Richard J. Murnane, the Juliana W. and William Foss Thompson Professor of Education and Society at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), will serve as acting dean of the HGSE, President Drew Faust announced today. Murnane will take up the post on July 1, when Dean Kathleen McCartney leaves Harvard to become president of Smith College, and will serve until the HGSE’s new dean is appointed and in place. “Dick Murnane has long been an admired leader within the Ed School faculty, recognized for his excellent scholarship and teaching, his wide experience and collegial style, and his deep devotion to the School and its beneficial impact on education policy and practice,” Faust said. “I am grateful to him for taking on this interim role, and I know he can count on the advice and support of people throughout the HGSE community.” Said Murnane: “I am honored that President Faust has asked me...