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From: Barry Scherr, Provost
To: President's Administrative Forum
I am writing to inform you that Karl Furstenberg has decided to retire as
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at the end of the academic year, on July
1, 2007. Karl has been a highly effective administrator and a fine colleague
during his years at Dartmouth, and I know you join me in extending to him warm
thanks for all his superb work.
Karl came to Dartmouth in 1990 from Wesleyan University, where he had
overseen admissions for some thirteen years. He became Dean of Admissions and
Financial Aid in 1992, and six years later also took on the responsibility of
Associate Provost for Planning, overseeing the reestablishment of Dartmouth's
Office of Institutional Research and serving as an adviser to the provost.
A mere listing of titles, however, can only hint at Karl's enormous
contributions to Dartmouth. He has provided strong leadership for the Office of
Admissions and Financial Aid; as a result, during his time in Hanover we have
continued to admit classes that are ever more talented and diverse, while our
financial aid packages are among the very best in the country. On numerous
occasions he has represented us well, both on campus and in the wider academic
community, on matters concerning the admissions process and financial aid. I,
and the other senior officers at Dartmouth, have frequently benefitted from his
thoughtful observations regarding institutional planning and higher education
policy. While we will miss him, we are looking forward to enjoying his lively
presence and fine leadership for the remainder of the year as we select the
class of 2011.
We will begin the search for Karl's successor later this fall.
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