Matches in Harvard for { ?s ?p In 1909, Abbott Lawrence Lowell (b. 1856, d. 1943) succeeded Charles William Eliot as President of Harvard University, a position Lowell held until 1933. During his administration, Harvard's enrollment nearly doubled and its endowment quintupled. Lowell's administration reshaped undergraduate education by establishing the tutorial and house systems, accompanied by the expansion of the campus with the construction of the river houses, among many other buildings. In addition, Lowell oversaw the establishment of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and the Society of Fellows. While Lowell was an outspoken advocate for academic freedom of speech, his administration was also marked by controversy over efforts to limit the enrollment of Jews and policies to exclude students of color from campus housing.. }
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- catalog description "In 1909, Abbott Lawrence Lowell (b. 1856, d. 1943) succeeded Charles William Eliot as President of Harvard University, a position Lowell held until 1933. During his administration, Harvard's enrollment nearly doubled and its endowment quintupled. Lowell's administration reshaped undergraduate education by establishing the tutorial and house systems, accompanied by the expansion of the campus with the construction of the river houses, among many other buildings. In addition, Lowell oversaw the establishment of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and the Society of Fellows. While Lowell was an outspoken advocate for academic freedom of speech, his administration was also marked by controversy over efforts to limit the enrollment of Jews and policies to exclude students of color from campus housing.".