Tag: Opening Days

  • Nation & World

    Biases that can blind us

    Psychology Professor Mahzarin Banaji gave incoming members of Harvard’s Class of 2017 a tour of their own biases, helping to raise awareness that can help them avoid making decisions based on unconscious preferences.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    At college, but almost home

    When freshman Anna Kelsey realizes she needs something from home, she just walks seven minutes to get it.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Opening Days makes the most of it

    The arrival of first-year students in Harvard Yard is always accompanied by the hustle and bustle of activities during freshman orientation — or Opening Days as it’s known at Harvard.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Opening Days will last all year

    On one of the last sweltering days of the summer, 1,675 first-years moved into the freshman dormitories. The next day the temperature dropped but their excitement didn’t. Over the coming weeks these new students face the challenge of adjusting to an entirely new life. To help them in these challenging first days — packed with…

    5 minutes