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...been nearly 75 years since Harvard undertook a new series of ambitious outreach efforts to encourage talented students from all backgrounds to come to Harvard. With a record 30,000 applicants to Harvard this year, it is clear that we have made much progress. Today, people across America, regardless of their gender, ethnicity, or economic circumstances realize that Harvard is within reach. Harvard has been in the forefront as higher education has opened its doors, and America now has a much greater chance of playing a leadership role in the world for generations to come...
...democratization of Harvard goes back to its founding and Anne Radcliffe’s gift of Harvard’s first scholarship. Over the centuries, other efforts followed, with increased financial aid and more effective recruiting. With the commencement of the National Scholarship Program announced at Harvard’s Tercentenary celebration in 1936, President James B. Conant, class of 1914, committed Harvard to broaden such efforts in ways not imagined previously...
...provided considerable momentum for this work. Chase N. Peterson ’52 from the state of Utah served as dean from 1967-1972 and led minority recruitment to new heights. And L. Fred Jewett ’57 from Taunton, Mass. ushered in the current era, urging Harvard to reach out to all talented students, including those from the rural areas that produced Glimp and Peterson...
...structure they put in place has been continually adapted to new opportunities, and it supports our work today. Now 12,000 Harvard alumnae and alumni work throughout the world to encourage students to consider Harvard, and they interview applicants to assist the Admissions Office in selecting each year’s entering class. Our modern tools include the Internet and other technological innovations...
Today’s financial-aid program would astonish previous generations of Harvard alumnae and alumni. Over the past six years, the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative has led to a 33 percent increase in the number of students at Harvard from families with incomes less than $80,000 per year. More middle-income students are also applying to Harvard now: For 90 percent of the American population, Harvard is no more expensive—and, in many cases, is less expensive—than flagship public universities. This is a powerful message about the accessibility and affordability of today?...