Word: jewett
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...dean attends every meetingof Slavic 155, "Dostoyevsky," and History 1081,"The Roman Republic," stretching out at the backof the room. Although he says he has enjoyed allthe classes he has taken, some courses arefavorites. "I loved Fine Arts 13 and WallaceMcCaffrey's course on the Tudors [History 1400,]"Jewett says. Of course, his selection is somewhatlimited. "I'm pretty much restricted to 12 to 1p.m. classes," he says. "That way I skip lunch,not work...
Unlike many administrators, who guard theirhome addresses and phone numbers carefully,Jewett's home phone number at 48A Linnean St. islisted in the student directory. Few otheradministrators have as keen an understanding ofthe the problems unique to Quad residents asJewett does. From his home on Faculty Row, he canhear the noise of the Quad renovations and hiscommute to work consists of a ride on the shuttlebus. "Living on campus has helped me to do my jobbetter because I have contact [with students]outside the office," he says...
Except for a year he spent travelling in Franceon a Tower Fellowship after his graduation andsabbaticals from his various deanships, Jewett haslived and worked at Harvard continuously since hemoved into the fifth floor of Matthews Hall as afreshman in 1953. While an undergraduate, hehelped pay his tuition, according to theregulations of his financial aid package, andworked 10 to 15 hours a week on dorm crew.Eventually, he became a dorm crew student captain...
After college, the Taunton native travelled andstudied in France for a year before returning toHarvard in quest of his MBA. While attending theB-school, Jewett was a freshman proctor, and uponreceiving his MBA in 1960, became one of the firstsenior advisers to freshmen. From there he movedto the admissions office, where he worked for 23years, including 13 as dean...
...dean of admissions, Jewett maintained theCollege's need-blind admissions policy andorganized the merger of Harvard and Radcliffeadmissions. He continues to take a strong interestin College admissions and has been known to bringprospective students' folders with him to hockeygames. Sometimes, Jewett stills return to ByerlyHall to help out a bit with the process...