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Monica Inzer
Monica Inzer served as Dean of Admission at Hamilton College, documented in the Spectator corpus in 2010. She is associated with Hamilton’s landmark adoption of need-blind admissions — one of the most significant enrollment policy changes in the college’s history.
Key Documented Appearances
Need-blind admissions adoption (April 2010): Inzer is named in the April 2010 Spectator coverage of Hamilton’s adoption of need-blind admissions policy. The policy change — which meant admission decisions would be made without regard to applicants’ ability to pay — was a major milestone for access and represented a long-term financial commitment by the college. The Board of Trustees spontaneously pledged $2.5M in December 2009 toward the initiative; the Class of 2014 was the first admitted under the new policy. (The Spectator, April 1, 2010)
Context
Inzer served as Dean of Admission during the Joan Hinde Stewart presidency (2003–2013). The need-blind admissions adoption also included a subsequent “Say Yes to Education” partnership with the City of Syracuse (announced fall 2013) providing full-ride scholarships to graduates from Syracuse public high schools whose family income fell below $75,000 — beginning with the Class of 2018.