Daniel H. Weiss, president of Haverford College, is leaving after only two years to head the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, officials announced Tuesday.His presidential tenure is the shortest in Haverford’s 181-year history, though the previous leader, Stephen G. Emerson, wasn’t there much longer - four years.
I remember thinking when they hired him that he was likely using Haverford as a stepping stone to something bigger, but I didn’t think he’d jump ship that fast, regardless of receiving the proverbial “offer he couldn’t refuse.”
Haverford announced Weiss’ hiring in May 2012 and waited more than a year for him to take the helm in July 2013, so he could fulfill his commitment to Lafayette College in Easton, where he had been president since 2005 … Under Weiss’ leadership, Haverford ended its all-grant financial aid policy, saying that was too expensive, and reintroduced loans.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/campus_inq/Haverford-College-president-leaving-to-head-MEt.html#i2dKhbzchCzaT1p3.99
Here’s a link to the story in the New York Times:
http://nyti.ms/18yEcUb