Hammonds To Be Next College Dean

Evelynn M. Hammonds, a professor of African-American studies and historian of science, has been selected as the next Dean of Harvard College, a FAS spokesman said this afternoon. A graduate of Spelman College and a Harvard Ph.D., Hammonds came to the University as a professor in 2002. She replaces anthropologist David R. Pilbeam who has held the College's highest post since this summer.