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At a Committee on House Life meeting last fall, Undergraduate Council President Rohit Chopra ’04 and Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 sparred over whether House committees would be allowed to hold events at clubs.
As dean, Lewis has nurtured a close though occasionally rocky relationship with council leaders—both officially, serving as the group’s faculty advisor, and unofficially, often working with council leaders behind the scenes to direct their efforts.
Council members say Lewis helped make possible an overarching shift in the council’s major goals—away from activism on national and international issues and towards student services—which may not have worked as effectively without a powerful administrative liaison.
Lewis has been willing to engage in what Chopra calls “the small issues close to students,” such as extended party hours and later keycard access to all of Harvard’s houses—both initiatives which Lewis helped implement.
“[Lewis] has been tireless in trying to understand the issues and to be responsive,” says Associate Dean of the College Thomas A. Dingman ’67.