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Kane Named Harvard Registrar
Cambridge, Mass. - August 14, 2003 - Barry Shawn Kane has been appointed Registrar of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, effective Oct. 1, 2003. Kane will replace Arlene Becella who, after seven years as FAS registrar, left Harvard to move to Ireland with her husband
"I am delighted that we were able to attract a Registrar with Barry's wide experience and seasoned judgment. He will be of great help, both in bringing many of our services online, and in working closely with our faculty on the changes which will come about from the curricular review," Harvard College Dean Benedict Gross said.
In addition to his current position as registrar for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Yale University, Kane, 47, has held similar position at other universities for a total of more than 17 years. Similar to the areas for which the registrar is responsible at Harvard, at Yale, Kane maintains records and serves the faculty and students of both Yale College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. In addition to his registrar duties at Yale, he is also a member of the Yale College Committee on Honors and Academic Standing, and the Yale College Teaching and Learning Committee.
Prior to arriving at Yale in 1996, Kane was university registrar at Colgate University (1991-1996) where he also chaired the University Petitions Committee, and was a member of the Committee on Standards and Academic Standing, the Academic Affairs Board, and the Academic Advising Board.
Kane held two different positions at Drew University in New Jersey. As university registrar (1986-1991) he was involved with a number of academic and policy groups, including secretary of the Graduate School Committee on Policy and Planning, chair of the College of Liberal Arts Committee on Academic Standing, and a member of the Graduate School Committee on Academic Standing, the Theological School Committee on Academic Standing, and the College of Liberal Arts Curriculum Committee. He was also Foreign Student Advisor and INS Certification Officer, and Veterans Certification Officer. Prior to that, he was director of Graduate Admissions (1982-1986).
Kane has also worked or been an intern for several government and charitable institutions, including Tallman Developmental Disabilities Services Office (Suffern, N.Y.), Sullivan County (N.Y.) Developmental Disabilities Services Office, Bergen-Passaic (N.J.) Health Systems Agency, Morristown (N.J.) Memorial Hospital, and the Regional Health Planning Council (Newark, N.J.).
Kane, who has an interest in music, photography and design, also belongs to several professional organizations, including American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, Registrars of the Association of American Universities, and Registrars of the Ivy League.
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