Proxies are people who can edit your profile on your behalf. All department admins will be automatically assigned to proxy their faculty's profiles. Faculty can also designate additional HarvardKey holders as proxies to edit their profiles.
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5. Enter first name, last name and optionally institution, and department
6. Click on "Search" link
7. in the list of proxy search results (below), click on the user you would like to add
8. The new user will appear in the list under "Users who can edit your profile" (in alpha order)
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