Looking ahead
He’s an economist, a researcher, and a physician, and he’s about to become provost. On the day (April 15) that President Drew Faust announced that he would be Harvard’s next provost, Alan M. Garber ’76, sat down with the Gazette to talk about his career, his new role, and facilitating connections across traditional academic boundaries as the University evolves for the 21st century. GAZETTE: Welcome back to Harvard. GARBER: It’s a great pleasure to be back. GAZETTE: Let’s start with the past. Is there a single memory that crystallizes, for you, the Harvard experience? What do you tell people when they ask what it was like to be a student here? GARBER: I’ll tell you something that touches upon the health system, advising, and the importance of mentorship. I started out as a biochemistry concentrator, and in my first year at Harvard, I discovered I loved Physics 12 and Ec 10, two courses that...