Tag: Harvard College
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College accepts 692 under Early Action Program
Class of 2028 invited to attend Visitas on April 14-15
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Call it summer school in public service
Presidential fellowships give students a chance to kick the tires on careers for greater common good
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‘I got very lightheaded because it was just so surreal’
10 seniors win Rhodes Scholarships, plan to work on neuroscience and climate change, reproductive legislation and international medicine
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Extending financial aid beyond the Yard
Students with zero parent contribution — those whose annual family income is $85,000 or less — will now receive a $2,000 “launch grant” in the fall of their junior year.
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About 100 rally to voice opposition to Supreme Court admissions case ruling
College and Summer School students, alumni, and parents gather in support of campus diversity across nation.
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Saying their names, remembering their lives
Harvard strengthens research, educational ties with Royall House and Slave Quarters in Medford.
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Seriously, grads: Don’t be afraid
Live with intention and don’t let fear keep you from being the person you want to be, Larry Wilmore told the Class of 2023 on Wednesday.
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What drives four future climate leaders
Seniors represent diverse backgrounds, concentrations, and perspectives on finding real-world solutions to complex, mounting crisis.
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From halls of Montezuma to those of Knafel
Former Marine David Miller surprised himself by his college success and was, in turn, surprised by his experience at College.
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When your office is water, woods, and sky
Students who’ve worked as rangers and interns at national parks and forests share stories about how great the outdoors really is.
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Harvard further expands financial aid to ease access
Harvard College has offered regular admission to 1,220 applicants for the Class of 2027, with 1,942 admitted in total, including those selected in the early action process.
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‘One of the best traditions of all time’
First-years are welcomed to their new homes with traditional displays of House pride.
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Random roommates turned best friends
Harvard students who’ve entered housing lottery solo have a reassuring message for first-years: You just might find your best friend.
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Suited to students’ needs
Now open in the Smith Campus Center, the Crimson Career Closet is there to provide students with professional attire at no cost.
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John Bayley Fox Jr., who helped shape modern Harvard, dies at 86
John Bayley Fox Jr. ’59, who helped open Harvard’s doors to women and people of color from 1967 until he retired in 2007, died Nov. 27, 2022, after a long illness.
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3 Harvard seniors named Marshall Scholars
Three Harvard College seniors were among the 40 winners of the 2023 Marshall Scholarship.
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College accepts 722 under early action program
A pool of 9,553 students applied under the early action program with 722 accepted.
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International Rhodes, Mitchell scholars announced
Two Harvard seniors headed to England, one to Ireland to take deeper dives into concentration disciplines.
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Will anything come of Jan. 6 hearings?
Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Harvard Law School and Harvard College alum, previews what the public can expect from the committee in the coming weeks.
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Headed for Oxford
Part of the new cohort of U.S. Rhodes Scholars, they are pursuing different paths, looking to make difference.
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‘Defend Diversity’
Harvard students join others from around nation in Supreme Court rally supporting race-conscious admission policies.
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No return to Camelot
The New Yorker’s Susan B. Glasser discusses her new book, “The Divider: Trump in the White House 2017-2021.”
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Injecting sense of urgency on Pakistan relief
Harvard students mobilize to provide relief in Pakistan.
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An alphabet soup of programs makes a warm welcome for first-years
From LIFE to FIP, FOP, FAP, and FYRE, there are pre-orientation activities for all interests.
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Road map for immigrants in new land
Harvard students create resource for immigrants on housing, health care, education, food, wellness, transportation, and more.
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Powerful summers in St. Louis
Students with the Commonwealth Project collaborate on community-led justice, cultural initiatives, and research in a region with longstanding economic and racial woes.
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Harvard files brief with Supreme Court in admissions case
In a brief filed Monday with the Supreme Court, Harvard defended its interest in pursuing the benefits of student-body diversity and the consideration of race as one factor among many.
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Mass shootings reignite youth gun control push
Parkland survivor Jaclyn Corin ’23 says her March for Our Lives group demands federal curbs at June 11 protests in D.C., hundreds of cities, towns.
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Mayor Michelle Wu named Class Day speaker
Historic Boston leader selected for being “defender of equity, inclusion, opportunity.”