Tag: Class of 2015

  • Nation & World

    Courage is rooted in knowledge, Faust tells seniors

    Harvard president bids Class of ’15 farewell at Baccalaureate, telling members they should resist the call to be ruled by fear, even though it floods society.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    When your calling comes calling

    Megan Diamond took a few years to decide on a path in public health. After working overseas investigating health in Africa, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health graduate is looking forward to continuing her work in global health.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Ahead of her time

    Saheela Ibraheem has always been ahead of her time and is graduating from Harvard College this spring at just 20, a neurobiology concentrator who is looking forward to pursuing a career in academia.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    At Medical School, a late bloomer

    Afamefuna Nduaguba, a Nigerian immigrant, overcame early struggles at Roxbury Community College to gain a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and now an M.D. from Harvard Medical School.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Moments to seize

    Junior Parents Weekend drew more than 1,300 relatives and guests of the Class of 2015.

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Hammonds challenges students

    At Morning Prayers in the Memorial Church Sept. 2, Harvard College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds said that students should stretch beyond their comfort zones to make Harvard a truly inclusive place, and argued that the College’s new “Class of 2015 Pledge” was an important part of the effort to encourage them to do so.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Banner year ahead

    Harvard gears up to celebrate an event-filled 375th anniversary, embracing what President Faust calls a “tradition of imaginative change.”

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    University leaders welcome freshmen

    Harvard’s annual convocation ceremony gives members of the Class of 2015 their first taste of the University’s history and traditions.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Hammonds greets Class of 2015

    Harvard College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds welcomed members of the Class of 2015 to campus during a session at Sanders Theatre.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    High yield for Class of ’15

    Nearly 77 percent of students admitted to Harvard opt to attend the College, up from last year’s 75.5 percent.

    4 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