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...think this generation is wonderful in every way, but we worry that unless something changes, we're going to lose a lot of them." This comment by Dean William R. Fitzsimmons was the quote of the day in the New York Times on Dec. 7. It was part of a front page article about the stress of college admissions that placed significant emphasis on a paper the Harvard Admissions Office published on their web site in conjunction with the director of the Bureau of Study Counsel. Dramatically, it warned prospective high school applicants that it is now either "time...
Calling this year's results a "random fluctuation," Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 attributes Harvard's non-showing to an unavoidable statistical aberration that was bound to happen one year or another. Elliot F. Gerson '74, American Secretary of the Rhodes Scholarship Trust, deems it an "inevitable" event into which no "great significance" should be read. While chance no doubt played a part in Harvard's poor showing, I would add to that an entirely non-random factor...
According to Susan L. Lively, an associate director for development planning who focuses on FAS, Dean Knowles also hopes to add six tenured faculty positions every year for ten years...
Graduate student fellowships, a lower profile need and generally less of a draw for donors, are a high priority not only for Knowles but also for Peter Ellison, dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences...
...writer is Dean of Harvard College...