Tag: College

  • Nation & World

    A fireside chat with the dean

    Harvard College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds hosted a fireside chat at her home with Professor Henry Louis Gates and about 25 student participants who had been selected through a lottery system. The chat was part of a series of events designed to foster interaction between undergraduates and faculty outside the classroom.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Faculty author series at Widener

    Harvard College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds is sponsoring a book talk series featuring Professors John Dowling, Jennifer Hochschild, and Jill Lepore.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    School vouchers’ greatest impact

    A new study on the impact of school vouchers on college enrollments shows that the percentage of African-American students who enrolled part time or full time in college by 2011 was 24 percent higher for those who had won a school voucher lottery and used their voucher to attend a private school.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Guided by faith

    Divinity School student Shauntae Smith will draw from her Harvard studies to lead the youth ministry at her home church in Brooklyn, N.Y.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Fresh paths to success

    A dean, a professor, and a former journalist are shaking up education and policy circles with a report that asks: What if not everyone had to go to college to have a good life?

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Financial aid leads to a record applicant pool at Harvard College

    More than 29,000 students have applied to Harvard for entrance next September, exceeding last year’s record of 27,462 and the previous record of 22,955, set the year before. In the face of an unprecedented economic downturn, financial aid has proven to be a crucial element in encouraging so many students to apply.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Crimson Summer Academy celebrates first graduating class at Commencement

    Harvard students weren’t the only ones commencing in Harvard Yard on Commencement Day (June 7) 2007. It was all smiles and cheers, and a few tears, at the afternoon exercises for the Crimson Summer Academy’s inaugural graduating class. The 30 Crimson Scholars, joined by their families, enjoyed the festivities of Commencement with a graduation ceremony…

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    FDR slept here

    The toilet runs, there’s graffiti on the windows and a former resident left behind some belongings in this historic Harvard dormitory.

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