Tag: Class of 2014

  • Nation & World

    Rewarding restlessness

    Five seniors will soon head to foreign shores as part of a fellowship program that emphasizes experience over work and independence over comfort.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    ‘There’s no easy time to say hard things’

    Delivering Harvard’s Commencement address, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg called on the Class of 2014 to safeguard free speech and inquiry, rights that he said are under attack both in Washington, D.C., and on college campuses across the country.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Their memories and hopes

    A budding mathematician, an international thinker, and a creative achiever are the student speakers at Harvard’s 2014 Morning Exercises.

    8 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The import of ‘Breaking Good’

    Harvard President Drew Faust bid farewell to the graduating seniors of the Class of 2014 on Tuesday during the annual Baccalaureate Service in Harvard’s Memorial Church.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    First-Year Outdoor Program

    Harvard programs help incoming freshmen to get into the flow.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    Stepping into action

    Harvard’s pre-orientation programs point incoming freshmen to the city, the country, and the campus in an effort to give students a head start on adjusting to college life by building community through the outdoors, the arts, and more.

    9 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Welcome, Class of ’14

    Harvard convocation ceremony welcomes the Class of 2014.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The speedup of climate change

    Scientist discusses growing effects of global climate change with members of Harvard’s Class of 2014.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Making the big move

    Families arrive at Harvard to move their students into dorms for the start of the fall semester.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    A family welcome

    College Dean Evelynn Hammonds welcomes families of the Class of 2014 to campus.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Alumni support financial aid

    For the first time in Harvard’s history, more than 30,000 students applied to the College; 2,110 were accepted into the Class of 2014. More than 60 percent of the admitted students, benefiting from a record $158 million in financial aid, will receive need-based scholarships.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Yielding strong results

    More than three-quarters of the 2,110 students admitted to Harvard’s Class of 2014 say they will attend the College.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    A historic year for Harvard admissions

    Harvard admits 2,110 out of more than 30,000 applicants to the Class of 2014, a 6.9 percent acceptance rate. More than 60 percent of the new students will receive need-based scholarships averaging $40,000.

    12 minutes