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Updated: Monday, November 23, 2009 1:03 a.m.

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It’s Gordon, for now

Staff Reporter
Published Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Joseph W. Gordon GRD ’78, the deputy dean of Yale College, will serve as acting dean when Yale College Dean Peter Salovey assumes the provostship on Wednesday, University President Richard Levin announced Monday.

The president said in an interview that he does not expect to name a permanent successor to Salovey until next week at the earliest, and whoever he picks might not be able to take on the job for weeks or even months. But in the meantime, he said, the Dean’s Office will be in good hands with Gordon at the helm.

“He’ll hold the fort,” Levin said in his Woodbridge...

#1 By Alum 8:41a.m. on September 30, 2008

Joe Gordon is one of the hidden gems of Yale. He is smart, savvy, and student-friendly. Even those who have seen him at ExComm know that. We're in good hands.

#2 By Alum #2 10:34a.m. on October 1, 2008

Ditto! Anonymous alum above got it just right.

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