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Director of Admissions Marlyn McGrath-Lewis ’70-’73 is right to recognize that the tour guide staff needs to be diversified. The Crimson Key does not give prospective students the best impression of a diverse campus. Though the Crimson Key has made some efforts to reach out to minorities, its membership is still mostly white. By not compensating tour guides for their services, the Crimson Key naturally attracts students from wealthier backgrounds. Work-study students, or those who must find a job during the school year, have less time to volunteer...
Director of Admissions Marlyn McGrath Lewis ’70-’73 said the changes, which were “on [her] mind for a number of years,” are being implemented in order to diversify the tour guide staff, to create greater accountability and coordination and to provide more job opportunities to students looking for work...
...addition to diversifying the roster of tour guides, McGrath Lewis said that taking over guide selection will strengthen the admissions office’s coordination of tours. Feedback from visitors to Byerly Hall had indicated that tours were sometimes seen as redundant following information session presentations...
...McGrath Lewis said that if such a case arose, Harvard would “certainly consider rescinding their admission” and “will not allow the student to enroll...
...McGrath Lewis said she does not “think there was any support for [the] idea” of permitting students accepted under Early Decision elsewhere to enroll...