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Tag: Class of 2016
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Nation & World
The splendid tapestry of Commencement
Photos show the many sides of Harvard’s 2016 Commencement festivities.
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Spielberg: Find a ‘villain to vanquish’
In his Commencement address, veteran filmmaker Steven Spielberg urged the members of Harvard’s Class of 2016 to stick to their morals and act when necessary.
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Nation & World
From words to action
Stephen Greenblatt and Robyn Schiff were the featured speakers at the 2016 Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises.
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Nation & World
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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Nation & World
Rashida Jones named 2016 Harvard Class Day speaker
Rashida Jones ’97, whose professional acting career began the year she graduated from Harvard College, will address the Class of 2016 on May 25 as part of the annual Class Day celebration.
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Nation & World
Early Action applications rise to 4,856
A total of 4,856 students have applied for admission to Harvard’s Class of 2017 under the Early Action program, an increase of 14.9 percent over last year. The Class of 2016 had 4,228 students in the early pool.
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Nation & World
Learning experience for parents
Freshman Parents Weekend, Oct. 12-13, offered parents another view of college life and the challenges their children face. “Freshmen feel like they really change during these first few months at college,” said Anya Bernstein Bassett, director of undergraduate studies.
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A warm welcome, and a challenge
Forced indoors by rain, College freshmen gathered in Sanders Theatre and the Memorial Church to become formal members of the Class of 2016 at Harvard’s annual convocation.
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Nation & World
A moving experience
More than 1,600 undergraduates took the first step yesterday to making Harvard their home for the next four years, as they began arriving early in the morning for the ritual of freshman move-in day.
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Yielding to an invitation
Nearly 81 percent of students admitted to Harvard’s Class of 2016 have chosen to matriculate at the College. The last time the yield on admitted students reached 80 percent was 41 years ago.
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Nation & World
2,032 admitted to Class of ’16
Letters and email notifications of admission to Harvard College have been sent to 2,032 students. More than 60 percent of families of students admitted to the Class of 2016 will benefit from an unprecedented $172 million in undergraduate financial aid.
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Nation & World
Let the admissions begin
Seven hundred and seventy-two students have been admitted to the Harvard College Class of 2016 through the Early Action program, which was reinstated this year after a four-year absence.
