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This year will be a milestone in the history of Harvard College. On July 1, the College loses one of its most influential and longest-standing figures: Dean of the college L. Fred Jewett '57 will serve his last day as our dean. In his 31 year tenure at the College, Jewett worked tirelessly to craft the policies that have shaped and sustained the type of community that Harvard College is today. It is largely to him the students and staff today owe their gratitude. We will miss you, Dean Jewett...
Lester Fred Jewett graduated from the College in 1957 magna cum laude in government. He was admitted to the Harvard Business School, where he graduate with an MBA in 1960. In 1964, Jewett was hired by then-Dean of Admissions Fred L. Glimp '50 as an assistant director, and has since devoted his life to the College. Indeed, over the past three decades, Jewett's life and the course of the College have proceeded intertwined, each complementing and energizing the other...
...Dean of Admission, Jewett implemented a need-blind admissions policy. In the 1960s and '70s, when states began to pour money into low-interest loans and grants, Jewett helped make Harvard one of the first colleges to admit applicants completely without regard to financial need. Even in today's environment, when more and more universities are cutting back on educational funding, Harvard remains firmly committed to need-blind admissions...
With the abiding concern for students that would characterize his every contribution to the College, Jewett ensured a policy that would guarantee talented students the opportunity to study at Harvard, no matter what their economic backgrounds. This policy is a cornerstone of the type of community we continually strive to achieve. Jewett has been one of its chief architects...
Also in his capacity as Dean of Admissions, Jewett presided over the merger of Harvard and Redcliffe Colleges and widened the circle of recruitment at the admission office. The past 30 years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of students from far away states and foreign countries, and from different ethnic and religious groups, socio-economic backgrounds and an ever-increasing range of activities and interests...