Shaw readily admits that aspects of their advising system were inspired by ideas at Harvard, such as the freshmen seminar program.
At the University of Pennsylvania, where the advising department is separate from the faculty and administration.
As it stands, Lewis' call to improve advising is not going unanswered. Dean of Undergraduate Studies Susan G. Pedersen '82 and Dean of Freshmen Elizabeth Studley-Nathans are currently trying to recruit more faculty to the Board of Freshmen advisers and are working with specific concentrations to develop better advising systems.