"It's a pretty wide diversity, from small liberal arts to six of the Big Ten schools--east coast, west coast and southern schools," Roeper said.
Ryan said Harvard has not ruled out joining the WRC.
But he said he was unhappy that Roeper denied his request to attend the founding conference as an observer. She said Harvard must join--and pay a $6,000 entrance fee--first.
"I'm not so receptive when they say sorry, you have to pay your dues at the door. That just seems wrong to me," he said.
Ryan said the refusal was "unfortunate," and described it as a missed opportunity to convince schools like Harvard that are currently considering whether to affiliate with the group.
He said the rejection might impact Harvard's decision on whether to join.
"I don't know what the prospects are for future collaboration," he said.
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