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Although no official announcement has been made, L. Fred Jewett '57, Harvard dean of admissions and financial aid, has already been selected to become the first dean of the unified Harvard-Radcliffe admissions office...
Sources said this week that the announcements of Jewett's appointment and the other new positions within that single admissions office have been delayed until Arthur's position for next year is determined...
Both L. Fred Jewett '57. Harvard dean of admissions and financial aid, and Alberta Arthurs, Radcliffe dean of admissions, financial aid and women's education, have previously said that they expect the merged admissions offices to be ready to select the Class...
...that the first reader of each file classifies the applicant as either white, black, Oriental, Indian or Latin on the basis of a student's participation in a scholarship program for minorities, the kinds of books he reads (i.e., Langston Hughes is a giveaway) and his high school background. Jewett said that sometimes the interviewer uses phrases like "Despite his being a minority student...
...Jewett and Reardon acknowledged that the system is imprecise and that each year they make a few classifying mistakes, admitting blacks they thought were white and vice versa. Jewett also agreed it would be possible for a candidate to pose as a minority student by dropping a few hints on his application, but an interview would greatly reduce his chances for success at this ploy...