Henry Broaddus echoed this sentiment and brought in real-life examples of why we must establish and maintain a presence on the social media our kids use - facebook and twitter particularly. He cited instances of viral facebook groups and a fictitious twitter feed that turned into an opportunity for a school to promote its financial aid packages. Vigilance and engagement are key, and balancing the need to monitor these outlets with a decreasing staff is a challenge many admission offices face today.
Gardner also enjoyed finding his boundaries as the Griffin. For instance, he always went in to hug Reveley and rub the head of Dean of Admission Henry Broaddus. He also liked to play around with faculty members.
Although the situation certainly is not ideal, the reality is that universities face the same uncertainty with respect to state funding that families face with respect to tuition costs,” Broaddus said.
What is the magic point at which we feel like we've really come far enough?" says the school's admission dean, Henry Broaddus. "I don't know the answer, but what I do know is we're not there yet.
Race is not the only source of these different perspectives,” Broaddus said. “We value diversity that would be defined very, very broadly. … Race is not about what gets someone in William and Mary or keeps someone out of William and Mary. It is one dimension of our deciding process.
