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Less than 20 years after she left the gates of Harvard as an undergraduate, Pedersen will now oversee the curriculum of today's students.
To help Knowles achieve one of his current missions, Pedersen will also work with him to ensure that new Faculty members are used effectively for undergraduates, according to Jeffrey Wolcowitz, who has worked under Todd as the associate for undergraduate education.
"I am great believer in the ideas of liberal education. Harvard allows students to focus on their intellectual passions, even if that's not what they are going to do for the rest of their lives. This enriches students as intellectuals as people," she said.
Her empathy with the student population, Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 said, would help her in the deanship.
"I know that she is concerned about the student experience. As an alumna, she knows this place exceptionally well, from the freshman experience up through the appointment of senior faculty," Lewis wrote in an e-mail message, "and I expect she will assess many decisions and initiatives by their impact...