Long time Harvard Law School, Professor Tomiko Brown-Nagin, who now leads the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, is leaving Cambridge for the sunny confines of Palo Alto, where she will become Dean of Stanford’s Graduate School of Education. Story is here.

Also this week, Brown University’s 19th President, Christina Paxson announced that the 2026-27 year, her 15th, would be her last one leading the distinguished institution. She is the longest serving President at an Ivy League University. The NYTimes story is here. Brown will launch a national search for her successor.