In a Nutshell:

1) The Committee recommends that an admission policy of equal access be instituted as soon as practical, that is for the admission of the class of 1980.

2) We recommend that the men-to-women student ratio be reduced from the present ratio of 2.5:1, and that the increased number of women be admitted within a policy of equal access. Success in reaching this goal will require an enlarged pool of qualified women applicants, and correspondingly more vigorous recruiting efforts will be necessary.

We recommend that the progress in increasing the number of women students be reviewed at the end of a three-year period of equal access admissions and special recruiting efforts.

3) In a coeducational institution, it is important that there be substantial representation of both sexes among the teaching faculty and the administration.

4) Interest among men and women students in learning about the challenges of combining profession, marriage and family raising is growing. The exploration of alternatives, problems and possible solutions should be sponsored by the University through individual counseling and/or lectures and meetings.

5) We recommend a goal of awarding prizes and fellowships under a policy of equal access. We believe that substantial further progress toward the desired goal is possible, and we urge new efforts in that direction.

6) We urge that high priority be given to the requirements of women in planning and construction of future improvements to the athletics plant, and that meanwhile efforts be expanded to make existing facilities available on a more equal basis. Improvements in the physical plant of the Quad are necessary. It seems to us important that any decision on the future use and improvement of the Quad be made within the context of overall University requirements. We believe that such necessary construction should be given high priority in the capital program of the University.

7) While advocating equal access and increased recruiting of women applicants, we recommend that the size of the Collige should not be substantially increased at this time.

8) That special recruiting efforts be instituted to attract more physical scientists in general, and more women scientists in particular.

9) That the admissions organization, in conjunction with the appropriate University offices, retain flexibility to respond to some of the problems that may arise by small changes in the size of the entering class, by small shifts in emphasis in admissions criteria used in the context of equal access admission policy, and by special recruiting efforts.

10) That the results of the recommended admission and recruiting policies and their effect on the student body and the University be carefully monitored.

11) Formulation and interpretation of a policy of equal access admissions and financial aid for both Harvard and Radcliffe students require a single admissions and Financial Aid Committee. Evaluation, admission and award of financial aid under a policy of equal access requires a single staff organization. We therefore recommend unification of the two committees and of the two staff organizations concerned with admissions and financial aid at Harvard and at Radcliffe.

12) With unification of the two Admissions Offices and thus of the recruiting efforts, close coordination of relevant activities of corresponding alumnae and alumni clubs and representatives will be essential. We urge the unified Admissions Office to work closely with the Radcliffe College Alumnae Association Board of Management and the Associated Harvard Alumni Board of Directors to make this happen.