When she assumes her new position, Rodin will become the highest-ranking woman administrator in the Ivy League. Noting that all United States academic institutions have to make changes in an effort to contend with ever-tightening fiscal constraints, Rodin says of her fellow Ivy provosts, "I suspect we'll be viewed as representing our institutions more than as representing a particular gender."
Rodin was named to the graduate school deanship, intended as a five-year appointment, just one year ago. When she leaves the deanship to become provost, however, she says, "I will have accomplished an enormous amount." At the graduate school, "we have developed a long-range plan and a 10-year budget, we have identified all of our funding sources, and we have made major recommendations for changes" during her tenure, Rodin says. As dean, she eliminated the requirement that students complete their programs in six years and instead asked the departments to ...
