Tag: Harvard College
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Searching for answers in what lemurs leave behind
Harvard College senior Camille DeSisto’s love of the environment took her around the world to Madagascar’s tropical forests.
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Tracy K. Smith ’94 accepts Harvard Arts Medal
Poet laureate Tracy K. Smith wins the 2019 Harvard Arts Medal at a ceremony Thursday in Agassiz Theater, kicking off Arts First weekend.
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Martin Kilson, College’s first tenured African American professor, dies at 88
Martin Kilson, who in 1969 became the first African American to be named a full professor at Harvard College, died on April 24.
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For more than just laughs
Harvard College’s Immediate Gratification Players discuss how improv skills can translate to social and professional skills.
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Service time, and the living is easy
Harvard College’s incoming class will have a chance to participate in the inaugural Service Starts with Summer Program (3SP), an initiative meant to encourage students to engage in public service in their hometowns.
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Running for a purpose
Harvard runners run the Boston Marathon to overcome challenges, be part of a community, and give back
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Strutting their stuff
The student-run Identities Fashion Show embraces all types of bodies and backgrounds. But for its board members, it’s a lot of work and a yearlong commitment.
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A writer’s journey
Ruben Reyes Jr.’s path as a writer led him to found Palabritas, a Latinx literary magazine that provides a supportive space for new and experienced writers
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A student-run show, from start to finish
The work behind “Cendrillon,” Harvard College Opera’s latest production, shows the passion that makes the undergraduate-run company a unique outlet for students interested in the arts.
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Mixing it up musically
Dual-degree students from Harvard and Berklee find ways to harmonize.
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The thrill of winning a Rhodes
Two Harvard undergraduates, Jin Park and Brittany Ellis, are among the 32 American men and women chosen as Rhodes Scholars on Saturday. They will begin their studies at the University of Oxford next October.
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Admissions lawsuit enters second week
Harvard officials continue to take the stand in the second week of a trial in U.S. Federal District Court. The case challenges the University’s admissions process and the right to consider race as one factor among many when considering applicants for admission as discriminatory to Asian American applicants.
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Reaching out to welcome diversity
The Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program encourages high school students to consider Harvard College.
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Poverty and past failures provide lessons in giving back
Wendell Adjetey, a postdoc fellow at the Weatherhead Center, is paying it forward with a foundation that helps the most marginalized peoples of the African Great Lakes region get an education.
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New Griffin Director of Financial Aid
Jake Kaufmann ’93 will replace Sally Donahue as the Griffin Director of Financial Aid on July 16. Donahue is retiring after 36 years at Harvard.
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Documents released in admissions lawsuit
Harvard, plaintiff explain their stances in case likely to go to trial in October.
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Harvard awards 8,042 degrees and certificates
Harvard University awarded a total of 8,042 degrees and certificates over the 2017–18 academic year.
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Adichie: ‘Protect and value the truth’
Nigerian novelist Ngozi Adichie, Harvard’s Class Day speaker, urges graduating seniors to ‘protect and value the truth’ in their own lives.
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Making a difference 101
A gift from Jorge Paulo Lemann ’61 will support the creation of new curricular offerings and expanding current courses that focus on innovation and entrepreneurship.
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1,962 admitted to Class of ’22
Harvard College has admitted 1,962 to the Class of ’22, out of a record applicant pool of 42,749.
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Homeschooled en route to Harvard
Profiles of three students who were homeschooled before coming to Harvard.
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Record 42,742 apply to College Class of ’22
A record 42,742 students applied for admission to Harvard’s Class of 2022, breaking last year’s record of 39,506 for the current freshman class.
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College grad finds ‘endless’ opportunities in public service
Omar Khoshafa ’17 has been named this year’s Harvard Presidential City of Boston Fellow.
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Driven by ego? This book’s for you
Harvard-trained psychiatrist Mark Epstein talks about his new book, “Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself.”
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Senior looks back as he moves forward
As his final year at Harvard begins its cycle, Matthew DeShaw ’18 finds more questions to be answered, more lessons to be learned.
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Removing barriers to public service
Harvard College announced a $12.1 million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to boost the College’s efforts to develop the next generation of public service leaders.
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Students aiding the environment
Five undergraduate women from Harvard College talk about how they spent the summer researching climate and ecological stresses.
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7,066 degrees and certificates awarded at Harvard’s 366th Commencement
Today the University awarded a total of 7,066 degrees and certificates.
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Apathy not an option, Biden says
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden tells College seniors to avoid apathy and help shape their nation, during Class Day speech in Harvard Yard.
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Support that matters
The annual Celebration of Scholarships dinner brought together students who benefit from financial aid and donors who support the program.