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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...
...Under Jewett's direction, the admissions office became the idea for emulation and envy by other college. Jewett ensured a generation of remarkable graduates of this College. Even after his advancement to Dean of the College, Jewett continued--and will continue in his retirement--to serve on the Admission Committee...
...longest-serving Deans of the College, Jewett invested heavily in laying the future physical, fiscal and social strength of the College. The massive renovations of the Yard buildings were undertaken under his direction. He refined the procedures and policies of the Administrative Board to improve consistency and efficient use of members' time...
Perhaps the single issue that ran through his tenure as Dean was a careful and insightful review of the house system conducted on his direction, which took the house system on a route to what Jewett perceived to be a fairer and more diverse College community...