I think I actually met her when I was at MIT.
She was basically the “mom” figure who threw the welcome-to-college parties for freshman. She played a pretty critcal role for a bunch of socially-disfunctional nerds in the big city.
It’s really a shame, because she didn’t need a degree to do her job.
She must have been new while I was still at the ‘tute. Think she was the longhaired young deskperson just inside Admissions who answered the phone and greeted people.
I can’t help but wonder how someone who has never been a student there can really understand what’s needed to cope with the place or fit in with the culture.