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...structure they put in place has been continually adapted to new opportunities, and it supports our work today. Now 12,000 Harvard alumnae and alumni work throughout the world to encourage students to consider Harvard, and they interview applicants to assist the Admissions Office in selecting each year’s entering class. Our modern tools include the Internet and other technological innovations...
...reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to our strong financial-aid program without hesitation even during the most challenging early days of the financial downturn. While the current generation of Harvard students will be forever grateful for their leadership, we will see even larger benefits in the years ahead as this new financial-aid program slowly but surely changes long-held views that Harvard and institutions like it are accessible only to the already-privileged. Such fundamental changes in public perceptions of institutions often take a generation or more...
...ratio in our nation’s public schools of 500 to one, in some states nearly 1,000 to one. Because these high-school counselors are overworked and under-resourced, it often falls to us to convey the message of accessibility and affordability that has led to the new Harvard...
Harvard has benefited throughout its history from many initiatives designed to democratize its student body. The unparalleled excellence of today’s students can be maintained only by vigorous, imaginative, and sustained efforts. If Harvard is to remain a national and world leader, we must continue to seek new ways to find talent in all its forms. We hope our graduating seniors will join us in this mission wherever they go and whatever they do in the years ahead...
Rising juniors and seniors will have the option of graduating under the new requirements...