Tag: Harvard College
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A mother and son at trails’ end
Harvard’s Commencement on May 26 will be twice as meaningful for Jane Brown when she shares the milestone with her son Harry Stone.
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Radio heads
A dedicated group of students work hard to make WHRB, Harvard’s 24-hour radio station, run 365 days a year.
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Yield remains high for Class of 2020
Nearly 80 percent of applicants admitted to the Class of 2020 have chosen to enroll at Harvard College.
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Float like a butterfly, work like a bee
To give back, extracurricular whirlwind Jesus Moran ’16 will teach in an urban school next fall.
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New faculty deans appointed
Danoff Dean of Harvard College Rakesh Khurana announced the appointment of the new faculty deans of Currier House. Professor Latanya Sweeney and Sylvia Barrett will take their posts this fall.
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Doubling up at Harvard
Harvard staff photographers interviewed four sets of twins currently enrolled as undergraduates at Harvard College, to gain a glimpse into these unusual relationships.
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She followed her star
Moiya McTier ’16 blends her loves of space science and writing in a double concentration in astronomy and folklore and mythology, leading to a science fiction senior thesis.
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Making art, making community
A student-led art installation, conceived in response to the Report on Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, goes into the Houses this week, then out for public viewing at Tercentenary Theatre later this month.
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Finding her place by helping
Jing Qiu ’16, an economics concentrator, decided to volunteer at the Phillips Brooks House Association, Harvard’s largest student organization. It changed her life.
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Alan Erickson, longtime Cabot librarian, dies at 88
Alan Eric Erickson, longtime librarian of the Godfrey Lowell Cabot Science Library at Harvard College, died March 23 following a brief illness; he was 88.
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In mind and heart, never far from home
Andrea Ortiz ’16, a Mexican immigrant who grew up in Miami, hopes to build a career that allows her to address issues of poverty, education, immigration, and crime in low-income communities in the United States.
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New ‘startup’ grants
For incoming freshmen to Harvard College’s Class of 2020, ‘start-up’ grants will help ease the pressures of everyday expenses.
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Hearty welcomes with a touch of rivalry
Every House is best: The Class of 2019 learns their housing fate.
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Assault Prevention Task Force recommendations
The Sexual Assault Prevention Task Force issued its final report and made recommendations to President Drew Faust about how best to confront this troubling issue.
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Conan: Explore, learn, take risks
Conan O’Brien spoke with President Drew Faust about how his humanities education made him one of TV’s most successful comedians.
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House renewal benefits from Hutchins Family Challenge
In 2012, the Hutchins Family Foundation created a fundraising challenge for House renewal. The challenge has been completed with more than $50 million from 40 generous gifts.
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‘A better version of itself’
Now 175 years old, the Harvard Alumni Association is still building, as its executive director says, a “better version of itself.”
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Cooperation is key to Dudley Co-op
Harvard students opt for a different House experience when they move into the Dudley Co-op.
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6 named Schwarzman fellows
Six Harvard students were chosen to study in Beijing as part of first class of Schwarzman Scholars.
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First admissions to Class of ’20
Harvard College admits 918 under Early Action program to the Class of 2020.
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Troubling findings on sexual assault
In tandem with the release of findings from a national survey of college students about sexual assault, Harvard’s Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Assault made the University’s data public Monday, including results that paint a troubling picture of sexual misconduct on campus. President Drew Faust called the survey results “deeply disturbing” and said…
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Into the unknown
President Faust and other University leaders urged students toward a spirit of discovery in the convocation ceremony for the Class of 2019.
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No loss of character in new-look Dunster
Dunster House opened its doors Saturday as students moved in for the first time since its renewal. It took 400 workers more than a year to complete Dunster’s 183,060 square feet of updates and additions.
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It was California or bust
A group of Harvard and MIT students has pedaled its way to the Pacific Ocean from Washington, D.C., with stops along the way to lead science “learning festivals” to promote STEM learning among children.
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Portman: I, too, battled self-doubt
Class Day speaker tells seniors that even as a Harvard student and a successful actress, she questioned her worth, but she learned to set her own goals
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Dean Khurana’s freshman year
After his freshman year as College dean, Rakesh Khurana takes stock, and reinforces the importance of diversity.
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Harvard College deanship named
The Harvard College deanship will be renamed the Danoff Dean of Harvard College, in recognition of the longtime dedication of Ami Kuan Danoff ’84 and William A. Danoff ’82, and their most recent generosity in support of Harvard College and House renewal.
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Down the rabbit hole at Houghton
“Such A Curious Dream! Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” is on view from May 20 through Sept. 5 at Houghton Library.