Derek Curtis Bok (born March 22, 1930) is an American lawyer and educator, and former president of Harvard University. Bok was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Following his parents' divorce, he, his mother, brother and sister moved several times, ultimately to Los Angeles, where he spent much of his childhood.

Sep 29, 2022 · Derek C. Bok, Harvard’s 25th president, led the University through a period of transformation during his 20-year tenure from 1971 to 1991.

On the program An American Profile, Derek Bok discussed his twenty-year career as President of the oldest university in the United States, Harvard University. During that time he has raised the...

Apr 15, 1974 · ON APRIL 10, 1969, I ran into Law School Dean Derek Bok just outside University Hall and asked him how he felt about the previous day's occupation, the morning's bloody bust, and the hangover...

Derek Bok is the 300th Anniversary University Research Professor, president emeritus of Harvard University and a former dean of Harvard Law School. A graduate of the Harvard Law School Class of 1954, Bok began his teaching career at Harvard Law School in 1958.

Derek Curtis Bok (born March 22, 1930) is an American lawyer and educator, and the former president of Harvard University. Bok was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Stanford University (B.A., 1951), Harvard Law School (J.D., 1954), and George Washington University (A.M., 1958).

Oct 29, 2003 · Bok became a full professor in 1961 and was named to succeed Erwin Griswald as dean of the Harvard law school in 1968. His leadership began at a time of great student unrest, and he wasted little time in initiating reforms to meet the changing needs of students and society.

Who is Derek Bok? Derek Curtis Bok is an American lawyer and educator and the former president of Harvard University.

Jan 4, 2024 · Derek Bok was president of Harvard from 1971 to 1991 and returned as interim president in 2006-7. His latest book, Attacking the Elites: What Critics Get Wrong — and Right — About America’s...

Jun 30, 2003 · Former president of Harvard Derek Bok. In his new book, "The Cost of Talent: How Executives and Professionals Are Paid and How It Affects America" (Free Press), BOK argues that the rich shouldn't be so much richer.