bˈɛvɪs dɪdnˌɑːt ɹˈʌn fɔːɹ ᵻlˈɛkʃən tʊ ɐ fˈʊl tˈɜːm ænd ɐksˈɛptᵻd ɐ pəzˈɪʃən æz zˈiːɡlɚ pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ɪn lˈɔː ænd ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɔnðə fˈækəlti ʌv hˈɑːɹvɚd ɪn bˈɪznəs ænd pˈʌblɪk ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən.
Bevis did not run for election to a full term and accepted a position as Ziegler Professor in Law and Government on the faculty of Harvard in business and public administration.