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...Harvard, all of the schools benefited, but, owing largely to Pusey??s background as a devout Episcopalian, the Divinity School won big—increased funding propelled it to new heights...
With a professional career spent nearly entirely at small liberal arts colleges, undergraduates and teaching were among Pusey??s prime concerns. But according to former Dean of the Faculty Henry Rosovsky, the greatest progress came in assuring Harvard’s place as one of the premier research universities. “Harvard moved forward more as a research university under Pusey than under any other president,” Rosovsky says...
...Pusey??s lasting legacy was his commitment to meritocracy in admissions and faculty appointments, Brandeis University historian and Harvard expert Morton Keller says...
Even during the 1950s, Pusey??s efforts were not without significant bumps...
According to Keller, in 1957, as Pusey??s admissions policies were rooting out the last vestiges of anti-Semitism, he was roundly criticized for barring a Jewish wedding from Memorial Church...