Graduate School of Design dean diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Sarah M. Whiting, dean and Josep Lluís Sert Professor of Architecture at the Graduate School of Design (GSD), has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and beginning Thursday will be taking a “partial step back” from daily leadership responsibilities as she pursues treatment. Whiting made the announcement in a Monday morning email to the GSD community. “Fortunately, Harvard and the Boston area are home to some of the finest health care providers in the world, and so I am in good hands,” Whiting wrote. “As difficult as it will be, especially at this critical juncture in the School’s history, I will need to follow the advice of my physician team, as well as of Harvard’s president and provost, and do my best to turn my energy toward my recovery.” While Whiting undergoes medical care, longtime GSD Professors Rahul Mehrotra and Niall Kirkwood will take on day-to-day administrative oversight for School affairs, with Mehrotra as...