Derek Bok is the 300th Anniversary University Research Professor at Harvard University. He served as the twenty-fifth president of Harvard from 1971 to 1991, and he served again as interim president from 2006 to 2007. His many books include "Our Underachieving Colleges", "Universities in the Marketplace", and the acclaimed best seller "The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions" (all Princeton).