It was David McClelland, his old mentor at Wesleyan, who got him the Harvard job. McClelland had moved up the academic ladder and had brought his bright young protégé along. Alpert was given a huge corner office in an old mansion that housed the Center for Personality Research, which was part of Harvard's Department of Social Relations
David McClelland, a former mentor of Tim Leary, played a crucial role in securing Leary a position at Harvard University. As McClelland advanced in his academic career, he took his talented protégé along with him, leading to Leary's eventual placement in a prestigious role.
Alpert was granted a spacious corner office located in an old mansion that served as the Center for Personality Research under Harvard's Department of Social Relations. This position marked a significant step in his career and set the stage for his influential work in psychology during the transformative era of the 1960s.
