Henry Rosovsky (September 1, 1927 – November 11, 2022)[1] was an American economist and academic administrator who served as dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of Harvard University.
Following a career as an economic historian specializing in East Asia, Rosovsky was named dean in 1973 by Harvard President Derek Bok.
[8] The Task Force was convened by the World Bank and UNESCO to explore the future of higher education in developing countries.
Its report, Peril and Promise, argued that higher education systems in poor countries are in crisis and made a case for renewed investment, curricular reform and improved standards of governance.
Thomas Short of Commentary magazine praised The University as "a cozy book" in which Rosovsky, with "a humorous, relentlessly self-deprecating manner," shares "many anecdotes from his own career in higher education.
Rosovsky Hall was designed by architect, urban planner, educator, theorist, and author Moshe Safdie.