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Even in his inaugural year as dean, Lewis drew fire from students for implementing the randomization of housing assignments.
Although L. Fred Jewett ’57, Lewis’ predecessor as dean, had announced the new practice of randomizing placements in the housing lottery, Lewis had strongly endorsed the proposal in a report before he became dean and drew the wrath of students who in the past had...
Lewis also provoked controversy when he appointed Judith H. Kidd as assistant dean of the College for public service and head of Phillips Brooks House. Student leaders protested that Lewis picked Kidd without taking student input into account.
Last spring, students rallied against Lewis for pushing a new requirement that those making rape accusations present “sufficient corroborating evidence” before the Ad Board investigates allegations of sexual assault. This year, the requirement was overturned.
Despite such controversies, Lewis has been largely successful in streamlining and consolidating the College.