Barnard President Debora Spar announced today that Elizabeth Boylan has accepted a position at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, ending her 16-year term as Barnard's provost and dean of the faculty.
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a philanthropic nonprofit organization that provides funding for programs in science, technology, and economic performance. The foundation is located in New York City.
Boylan's last day in an administrative position at Barnard will be June 30, 2011, though she will continue to stay in an advisory capacity for the next two years and retain her title as a tenured professor in the biological sciences. Paul Hertz, currently a professor in the biological sciences, will assume the interim provost role.
President Spar said of Boylan, "Liz is an extraordinary example of what it means to be both teacher and scholar. Her steadfast love of academia and her passion for her work have been gifts to Barnard, and have truly shaped this institution into a place where devoted faculty can be scholars on the cutting edge. Our loss is unequivocally the Sloan Foundation’s gain.”
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