Tag: Houses

  • Nation & World

    By the numbers

    Keeping Harvard fed is a mammoth logistical effort, almost a military operation. The 12 University-owned restaurants, 13 dining halls, and many catered events now serve about 26,000 meals a day — about 5 million a year. The numbers tell the story.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    Lowell House Opera

    The longest continually performing opera company in New England performs “Tosca.”

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  • Nation & World

    Grad housing that fosters community

    Many Harvard College alumni cite their life in the Houses as one of the best aspects of their undergraduate years. Living with students from diverse backgrounds who hail from different parts of the country — and different parts of the globe — leads to broadened interests, a more capacious worldview, and lifelong friendships.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Adams Pool Theatre

    From a baroque playground for the rich to a theater for the entertainment of all, here’s the curious chrinocle of the Adams House Pool Theatre.

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  • 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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