Resolves to the next permanent president, whenever they are announced.
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@traders I've closed the market for discussion. This definitely seems like an edge case, and I apologize for thinking I could get away with loose criteria for what I thought would be objective.
As of now, I am planning to resolve to Alan Garber. No president is literally "permanent", and he has had the "interim" part of his title stripped, making him officially the President. Open to discussion.
based on a quick read of Harvard's statement, I think I agree with resolving to Garber? Mostly this is based on the wording of the announcement:
Alan M. Garber, Harvard’s interim president since January and previously its longest-serving provost, will serve as president through the 2026-27 academic year
which refers to him previously as "interim president", and here just says "serve as president through 2026". So it's a weird case, but in the spirit of the question, I feel like he's no longer "interim while the search is happening"—there's no current search, Garber was selected, they're just going to launch a search in 2 years. Until then, he's the president, he's not just interim until the search completes.
The argument against is simply that the title says "permanent president", and clearly Garber isn't permanent, they've stated how long he'll serve. That's totally fair. And it's possible I'm reading too much into "interim" having any real meaning.
I just think this is an odd edge case where Garber seems to best reflect the spirit of the question, even if he doesn't quite fit the original title. Very open to alternative cases (don't think I have any Garber shares)
https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2024/08/harvard-names-alan-garber-president-through-2027
Harvard Names Alan M. Garber President
No longer interim; will serve through June 2027
Alan will carry forward as president through the 2026-27 academic year and we will launch a full and wide-ranging search for his successor in the late spring or summer of 2026.
I anticipate this market being tough to resolve. Unlike the other market, it doesn't contain a provision saying that interim presidents count if they serve for more than a year. It also doesn't say just "president," it says "permanent president." I originally bought YES but I have now sold because if he is only serving until 2026, he is objectively not the permanent president.
@DanMan314 maybe extend close date? (unless intended to close before the decision!). No idea when we should expect it, but probably not until the fall?