Derek Bok

The 300th Anniversary University Professor
Professor of Law
Harvard University President Emeritus,
Kennedy School
Interim Director,
Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations
Office Address
Littauer-344
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 50
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-495-1199
Fax: 617-496-6886
Email: derek_bok@Harvard.Edu
Assistant
Constance Higgins (617-495-1186)
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Derek Bok is the 300th Anniversary University Professor, University President Emeritus, and Faculty Chair of the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations. He has been a lawyer and Professor of Law, Dean of the Law School, and President of Harvard University. On July 1, 2006, he became Interim President of Harvard pending the choice of a new permanent president. He has written six books on higher education: Beyond the Ivory Tower, Higher Learning, Universities and the Future of America, The Shape of the River, Universities in the Marketplace, and Our Underachieving Colleges. He serves as Chair of the Board of the Spencer Foundation and was formerly Chair of Common Cause. His current research interests include the state of higher education and a project sponsored by several foundations on the adequacy of the U.S. government in coping with the nations domestic problems. His two books on this subject are The State of the Nation and The Trouble with Government.

 

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