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...time constraints among admissions officers in the fall, student input will not be possible in the near future. The plan that has emerged from this investigative void is one that doesn’t begin to measure up to the Crimson Key’s “thorough selection process” and “extensive training” that The Harvard Crimson attested to in its staff editorial Tuesday...
...round selection process includes model tours delivered by senior officers of Key, a three-page application that encourages creativity and enthusiasm, a thorough interview that includes a model tour stop and difficult questions culled from actual tour experiences, two full-length tours and feedback from veteran guides. The result is that Crimson Key guides are fully prepared to give a tour the day they are selected for membership by our committee-based panel of officers...
Although the Crimson Key may not have offered an accurate representation of diversity at Harvard, it did use a thorough selection process and provided extensive training for tour guides. The new selection and training process should be equally thorough to ensure that the quality of tour guides stays high—and in order to accomplish this, the admissions office would do well to consult the Crimson Key. Administrators should also advertise this new opportunity widely, particularly to Crimson Key members, who have already developed valuable experience guiding tours...
...colleges in September, yet are not usually accepted until April. Speeding up the visa application process so that they can arrive in time for fall registration would be welcome for all concerned. In the meantime colleges should be as flexible as possible to allow foreign students held up by thorough security checks to arrive late for registration...
...intimidation. This means that when a student reports being the victim of sexual misconduct, the College must, at a minimum, take steps to ensure that this serious form of gender discrimination on campus is responsibly redressed and sufficiently deterred. This cannot be accomplished without baseline standards guaranteeing students a thorough investigation and meaningful right to be heard...