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Epps, only the second Dean of Students in this half of the century has served in this position since 1970, one year after he was carried from University Hall by student protesters. His colleagues tell how he has served the College well in his time as dean, particularly where race...
While students are not unanimous in their praise for Epps, largely because he is perceived to have an "establishmentarian point of view" (Rev. Gomes' term), there is no question that he is a huge presence on this campus, a "symbol of Harvard," as this page called him yesterday.
But he, like almost everyone else in the world, is not irreplaceable. Dean Lewis told The Crimson he didn't think there is "another person who can do exactly the combination of things Dean Epps has done." This statement is hard to argue with. But if the position of Dean...
And Dean Epps should be, too--because we need someone to be our advocate. If Dean Lewis restructures the administration of the College so that Epps' duties fall to a series of associate deans, including Epps himself, Lewis will effectively become the only authority figure for students at the College...
From my point of view, Epps' retirement provides the administration with the opportunity to hire someone who will be our representative, the metaphorical Allston Burr Senior Tutor of the College, who will be at once accessible to students and responsive to their concerns. And just as Dean Epps acted as...