Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean for Administration and Finance Scott A. Jordan stepped down from his position at Harvard last week as the FAS continues to overhaul its budget in response to funding pressure from the Trump administration and a new endowment tax.
Jordan, who joined Harvard in August 2021 and oversaw the FAS’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, officially left the University on July 18 to serve as the vice president of finance and chief financial officer at Trinity College in Connecticut. He begins his new role on August 14.
In an email to faculty announcing his departure, FAS Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra praised Jordan for helping lead the school through a “period of significant challenge and change.”
“Scott has shown an unwavering commitment to the mission of the FAS and to ensuring that administrative operations enable and enhance academic excellence,” Hoekstra…