1957: Pusey announces a two-year fundraising program for the college. The governing boards give $13 million as catalyst for the campaign.

1957: Pusey tells a Jewish couple they cannot be married by a rabbi in Memorial Church, inciting much controversy.

Dec. 31, 1959: The two-year campaign passes the $80 million mark. By the end of the campaign, $100 million had been raised, providing the funds for the construction of buildings such as Quincy House, Leverett Towers, Mather House, and the Loeb Drama Center.

1961: McGeorge Bundy, dean of the Faculty, joins Kennedy administration. Pusey takes over as interim Dean of Arts and Sciences.

June 10, 1962: Pusey gives Baccalaureate address on the importance of “moral education.”

May 27, 1963: Pusey announces he will serve as acting Dean of the Graduate School of Education until he finds a successor to U.S. Commissioner of Education Francis Keppel ’38

1963: Pusey reports on the University’s growth during his first ten years in office. He cites an increase in student enrollment from 11,400 to 13,700, the construction of 100 buildings and an $845 million endowment.