Summer 2018
Summer 2018
Feature Stories
The new academic year brings a number of new beginnings for GSAS and for Harvard. First of all, earlier this year Dean Xiao-Li Meng announced his decision to step down from the role as of June 30, and I was honored to be asked to continue serving GSAS students as dean. Over the past five years, Dean Meng has made important advances at GSAS, which include the expansion of professional development resources for students and strengthened ties with our global alumni. I am eager to continue improving the graduate student experience and getting to know more of you, especially in learning about your time at GSAS and your professional lives as alumni.
Alumni Interviews
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Roger Ferguson feels a deep connection and empathy toward graduate students today. “Having gone through the process of earning a PhD, I know what it’s like to take five or so years preparing to live the life of an academic,” he says.
He gives to help support future policy makers. “The development of first-rate professionals and the next generation of teachers and scholars is critical,” says the professional economist who likes to hear what GSAS students are doing now in the discipline.
Creating financial well-being for those dedicated to education is a priority for Ferguson, who is president and CEO of TIAA, the leading provider of retirement services in the academic, research, medical, and cultural fields. He’s grateful for the Harvard experiences that led him there. “Harvard created classroom opportunities that propelled me and have been the fuel in my career ever since,” he says.
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“Expanding the human bounds of knowledge is a noble endeavor and needs to be supported.”—Roger W. Ferguson Jr. ’73, JD ’79, PhD ’81, P’17
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