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...Dean of Admissions William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 on May 31, commenting on Harvard’s September decision to become the first highly selective college to do away with its early admissions program...
...years ago, a high-ranking black dean at Harvard was stopped by the campus police because he allegedly “fit the description” of a perpetrator. For white Americans, who are most accustomed to distinguishing males from each other according to their height, hair color, and eye color, many black males look alike. The dean’s student work-study assistants were reportedly called upon by the police to vouch for the dean’s legitimacy. No more in this case than in the others does the subsequent apology erase the humiliation of a victim...
...After four years, voluminous reports, and clamorous debate, Harvard’s third dean of the Faculty in 11 months asked his colleagues for a little faith in finishing Harvard’s first new program on general education in a generation...
...With the end of the year approaching, a sense of urgency pervaded the Faculty’s leadership. In the second to last Faculty meeting, Bok’s hand tightened in frustration around the presidential gavel. Theda Skocpol, outgoing dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, whispered, “Patience! Patience!” into his ear. The brow of Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 seemed permanently furrowed...
...months earlier—before stepping down as his battle against prostate cancer worsened—former Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles had warned against such urgency...