Debora Spar Hired
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Debora Spar has been hired to be president of Barnard College. She previously was a professor at Harvard Business School and is the author of several books on reproductive technology.
Ms. Spar, 44, is also senior associate dean for faculty research and development at Harvard Business School. The announcement concludes a nine-month search to replace Judith Shapiro, who announced she’d be stepping down as president of the prestigious women’s college in April 2007. She is the latest in a string of high-profile hires as New York’s booming universities seek to boost their ranks (See Crain’s, Sept. 15, 2007).
Barnard’s new president is something of a media star. Ms. Spar’s sixth book, The Baby Business, published in 2006, explores the economic, political and social issues surrounding reproductive technology, and garnered her appearances on 60 Minutes, The Newshour with Jim Lehrer and ABC World News Tonight.
Debora Spar will be the 14th president of Barnard College.
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