Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) since January 2008, Mohsen Mostafavi announced on October 24 that he would step down at the end of the 2018–19 academic year. His tenure saw the strategic expansion of several degree programs, along with a roughly 50 percent increase in the GSD’s student body, according to The Harvard Gazette. His departure—just as new president Lawrence Bacow takes office—prompted questions about the motive. RECORD spoke to the dean on the telephone. Below is an edited and condensed version of the conversation.
The timing of this announcement seemed rather abrupt, and came as a surprise even among some faculty.
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