"Fred Jewett [former dean of Harvard College] is in Admissions, we're old timers...but our presence provides the College with some continuity," he says. "But we must not get in the way, there are different ways of running this place."
And over his dessert--a glass of pineapple juice--Epps says he is more than content with this new role. "I'm extremely happy, I have a real sense of fulfillment," he says with his toothy grin and a contented voice. "My life is full."