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...Brien??s contribution to student life, however, goes far beyond that of a top-notch House master. In her two years as deputy dean of Harvard College, O’Brien??s was among the loudest voices for improving student life in University Hall. Although her tenure at Harvard was brief—O’Brien was reportedly fired last summer largely due to internal politics—she made changes in student life at Harvard that will last for generations...
...senior surveys and always cared about what the students thought. She was a key behind-the-scenes player who made things happen even if that meant challenging traditional power structures within the Faculty. From creating the College Events Board to improving the freshman experience, O’Brien??s fingerprints are everywhere...
...Brien??former deputy dean of the College—and her husband Badaracco—a Harvard Business School professor—cited “personal and professional” reasons in their e-mail to Currier House residents...
...spokesman Steven G. Catalano. “Upon arrival a HUPD officer observed an older male lying on the footpath unconscious” said Catalano in an e-mail. Next, Bruce J. Biller and Debra S. Poaster, both UHS physicians, arrived at the scene and continued O’Brien??s CPR while administering an automated external defibrillator. The doctors shocked the professor four times before they were able to quell the arrhythmia, an irregular heartbeat, and restore his heart to normal. The University has defibrillators in various areas on campus, ranging from UHS to the Malkin Athletic...
...Since Knowles has taken over, however, the student-friendly attitude seems to have disappeared. O’Brien??s firing this summer was the first indication, and the gift tax is the first concrete issue on which Knowles’ apparent indifference toward student interests is nakedly apparent. He is treating students as just another FAS constituency rather than as a central element of FAS’ mission that deserves extra attention. This de-prioritization of undergraduates has, in the past, led to horrifying misuses of University resources. To give one stark example, the University built a library...