Harvard University announced on Wednesday that Rakesh Khurana, the Indian-origin scholar who is currently a Professor of Leadership Development at Harvard Business School (HBS) and professor of sociology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), will be the new Dean starting July of the Harvard College, which was established in 1636 when Shah Jahan ruled India.
Khurana, 46, is currently the 'Marvin Bower' Professor of Leadership Development at Harvard Business School (HBS), professor of sociology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), and co-master of Cabot House at Harvard. He succeeds Evelynn Hammonds, Professor of History of Science and of African and African American Studies?
at Harvard and will assume his new role on July 1. Harvard College is the school within Harvard University that grants undergraduate degrees.
Khurana earned his Ph.D. through a joint programme between HBS and Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1998. Harvard President Drew Faust described Khurana as a "faculty leader who embodies the interconnectedness" of Harvard.
Khurana, 46, is currently the 'Marvin Bower' Professor of Leadership Development at Harvard Business School (HBS), professor of sociology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), and co-master of Cabot House at Harvard. He succeeds Evelynn Hammonds, Professor of History of Science and of African and African American Studies?
at Harvard and will assume his new role on July 1. Harvard College is the school within Harvard University that grants undergraduate degrees.
Khurana earned his Ph.D. through a joint programme between HBS and Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1998. Harvard President Drew Faust described Khurana as a "faculty leader who embodies the interconnectedness" of Harvard.
