5 ) ▁he ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁developing ▁the ▁Element ary ▁and ▁Second ary ▁Education ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁in ▁over see ing ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁in ▁the ▁schools . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁he ▁became ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Learning ▁Corporation . ▁Ke ppel ▁later ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Board ▁of ▁High er ▁Education ▁( 1 9 6 7 – 1 9 7 1 ) ▁and ▁on ▁Harvard ’ s ▁Board ▁of ▁O verse ers ▁( 1 9 6 7 – 7 3 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁he ▁became ▁found ing ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Lincoln ▁Center ▁Institute ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁education ▁policy ▁program ▁at ▁the ▁Asp en ▁Institute . ▁ ▁Background ▁Ke ppel ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁Gro ton ▁School ▁in ▁Massachusetts . ▁He ▁entered ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁English ▁literature . ▁While ▁studying ▁at ▁Harvard , ▁Ke ppel ▁d ab bled ▁in ▁sculpt ure . ▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁he ▁purs ued ▁art ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁in ▁Rome . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁States ▁after ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁assistant ▁de an ▁of ▁fresh men ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Ke ppel ▁was ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁J oint ▁Army - N avy ▁Committee ▁on ▁W elf are ▁and ▁Rec re