New faculty deans named for Harvard’s Lowell House
Danoff Dean of Harvard College Rakesh Khurana today announced the appointment of Nina Zipser, dean for faculty affairs and planning, and David Laibson, Robert I. Goldman Professor of Economics, as the new faculty deans for Lowell House, effective at the end of the 2018-19 academic year. “I’m thrilled to welcome Nina and David, already treasured members of the Harvard community, into these new roles,” Khurana said. “Nina and David bring extraordinary passion and remarkable commitment to fostering the education of our students, and they will be tremendous assets to Lowell House and Harvard’s residential community.” Zipser and Laibson will succeed Diana Eck and Dorothy Austin, who have served as Lowell’s faculty deans since 1998. Austin and Eck will welcome their successors into the Lowell House community as members of the Senior Common Room. “This year will give them a chance to get to know the Lowell House community and become familiar with the...