Lee Stetson
{{Short description|American academic administrator}}
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| name = Lee Stetson
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| caption = Stetson in 1987
| birth_name = Willis Stetson
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| known_for = Consultant on college admissions
| occupation = Former Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at the University of Pennsylvania
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Willis Stetson, known as Lee Stetson, was Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at the University of Pennsylvania for 29 years.
University of Pennsylvania
Stetson worked as Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at the University of Pennsylvania for 29 years until 2007. According to former Union College admissions dean Daniel M. Lundquist, he brought "modern college recruiting practices to the Ivy League",{{citation|journal=Chronicle of Higher Education|url=http://chronicle.com/article/Longtime-Admissions-Dean-at/28568/|title=Longtime Admissions Dean at Penn Resigns Abruptly|first1=Elizabeth|last1=Farrell|first2=Sara|last2=Hebel|date=September 14, 2007|quote=Daniel M. Lundquist, the former admissions dean at Union College, in Schenectady, N.Y., credited Mr. Stetson with bringing modern college recruiting practices to the Ivy League, and other peers noted the dean's widespread influence in hiring and mentoring numerous up-and-comers in the field.}} and he was known as an advocate of early admission policies which, he argued, attracted a more dedicated cadre of students.{{citation|title=College 'Early Admission' Policies Come Under Fire|journal=Los Angeles Times|first=Rebecca|last=Trounson|date=December 24, 2001|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-24-mn-17715-story.html|quote=Lee Stetson, an outspoken advocate of early admissions, say the policies also improve the atmosphere on campus by allowing colleges to choose a core group of students who passionately want to be there.}} In September 2007, Stetson announced his retirement.{{citation|first=Patrick|last=Kerkstra|title=Penn admissions dean quits abruptly Lee Stetson and the school are tight-lipped about the departure|journal=Philadelphia Inquirer|date=September 1, 2007|url=http://articles.philly.com/2007-09-01/news/25222841_1_penn-officials-penn-administrator-lee-stetson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801000656/http://articles.philly.com/2007-09-01/news/25222841_1_penn-officials-penn-administrator-lee-stetson|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 1, 2012}}.{{cite news|last=Sun|first=Albert|title=Stetson's sudden departure raises eyebrows|url=http://thedp.com/node/53419|accessdate=23 August 2011|newspaper=The Daily Pennsylvanian|date=September 6, 2007}}"Lee Stetson", IvyWise website, http://www.ivywise.com/about_people_leestetson.htm (Accessed April 25, 2012)
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External links
- [http://www.whartoncostarica07.com/bio-m-stetson.html Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania profile]
- [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/liveonline/00/schools/schools0223.htm Transcript of Feb 2000 radio appearance discussing admissions]
- [http://www.ivywise.com/about_people_leestetson.htm Profile on IvyWise website]
- [http://www.universitybusiness.com/article/admissions-administrators-speak-out Interview with University Business]
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Category:University of Pennsylvania faculty