Byerly’s Eye On the Yard

‘The Keys to the Castle,’ an examination of admissions practices at Harvard College, is a series funded by the Christopher J. Georges Fellowship, an annual grant awarded to journalists on the staff of The Crimson. The fellowship supports investigative projects that exemplify Chris Georges’ commitment to in-depth reporting on issues of enduring social value and the human impact of public policy. The fellowship is administered by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard.

Chris Georges ’87 was an executive editor of The Crimson. As a reporter in The FWall Street Journal’s Washington bureau, he covered politics, economics, and budget issues. Three of his stories on the welfare system were nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1997. Georges also served as editor of The Washington Monthly and worked at CNN, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. He died in 1998 at age 33 from complications due to lupus.