Women yet to reach presidency
Historically, the University's female provosts have gone outward to move upward
Thirty-three years ago, Yale graduated its first class of women. Since then, women have ascended the University's ranks, and some eventually assumed top posts at the University before departing to lead other institutions.
As Yale Provost Susan Hockfield prepares to leave Yale for the presidency of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she will become the fourth woman to leave the second highest office at the University in order to lead another institution.
The University does not see Hockfield's departure as a sign that women are losing ground at Yale, Yale...
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