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Epps is survived by his wife; by two sons, Josiah T. Epps ’98 and Caleb S. Epps ’03; and by his brothers, Martin L. Epps, of Jackson, Miss., and Heibert G. Epps, of Houston, Texas.
Harvard lost one of its most beloved and influential administrators late this August when former Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III passed away at the age of 66. Epps was instrumental in integrating African-American students and women into Harvard’s campus. He oversaw the creation of...
A Louisiana native, Epps came to Harvard in 1958 to study at the Divinity School. After graduating, he applied for a job in the employment office but was turned down when an officer told him that white students wouldn’t take advice from a black man. Epps recounted...
Epps prided himself on independent thought and placed his principles above questions of loyalty or politics, no matter how harshly he was criticized. He always strove to set things right, in regard to both race and gender; he never allowed personal interests or affiliations to affect his opinions or his...
Epps witnessed the merging of Harvard and Radcliffe in 1977, and helped women gain equal status on campus. Though he had coordinated final clubs’ punch seasons for years, Epps became concerned when they refused to admit women, and he led the attack on the clubs after the College...