Tag: Phi Beta Kappa
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Nation & World
Shining Commencement moments, captured
Not lost amid Harvard’s definitive ritual of revelry and accomplishment were the 6,665 graduates and their families, whose years of labor and sacrifice led them to the day.
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Phi Beta Kappa ceremony honors 168 students
Eric Lander, president and founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and poet Dan Chiasson, poetry critic for The New Yorker and a professor at Wellesley College, spoke before honored students and faculty at the 229th Phi Beta Kappa literary exercises at Sanders Theatre on Tuesday morning.
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The poet and the paleontologist
Poet Kevin Young ’92 had something of a homecoming as he returned to speak before the honored students and faculty at Harvard’s annual Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises.
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At PBK ceremony, a call to empathy
Sherry Turkle was the orator during Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises Tuesday at Sanders Theatre. She was joined by poet and memoirist Mark Doty.
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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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Robin Kelsey named dean of arts and humanities
Robin Kelsey, chairman of the Department of History of Art and Architecture, has been named dean of arts and humanities. He will begin July 1.
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Sharp messages
Poet Kay Ryan and former Harvard President Derek Bok blended wit and wisdom in addressing top-ranked seniors at the 222nd Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises on May 22.
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24 juniors elected to Phi Beta Kappa
Twenty-four juniors were recently elected to the Harvard College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), Alpha Iota of Massachusetts.
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A celebration of excellence
The first act of Commencement honored graduating seniors during a Phi Beta Kappa ceremony, with Joyce Carol Oates and Henri Cole as speakers.
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A moving tribute
Friends and colleagues offered heartfelt remembrances during a memorial service for the Rev. Peter J. Gomes.
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PBK inducts Class of 2012 members
The Harvard College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Iota of Massachusetts, will induct 24 juniors at a formal ceremony at Leverett House on April 25.
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Rev. Peter J. Gomes dies at 68
The Rev. Professor Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church at Harvard University, died from complications arising from a stroke on Feb. 28. He was 68 years old.
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48 seniors elected to Phi Beta Kappa
Forty-eight seniors were recently elected to the Harvard College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Iota of Massachusetts.
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Nation & World
Intellect, rigor, tradition
The Literary Exercises, Harvard’s Phi Beta Kappa tradition, honor 72 seniors for their achievements.
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Phi Beta Kappa elects 99
Ninety-nine seniors from the Class of 2010 were recently elected to the Harvard College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), Alpha Iota of Massachusetts, in the senior final election on May 11.
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PBK inducts Class of 2011 members
The Harvard College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), Alpha Iota of Massachusetts, elected 24 juniors at a private ceremony at Leverett House on April 13.
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PBK welcomes new members
The Harvard College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), Alpha Iota of Massachusetts, has elected 48 seniors to its Class of 2010.
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Twenty-four elected to Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa recently elected 24 students from the Class of 2010 to the Harvard College chapter of Alpha Iota of Massachusetts.
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College’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter welcomes 48 new members
Forty-eight seniors were recently elected to the Harvard College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), Alpha Iota of Massachusetts.
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Weinberg, Phillips honored at PBK ceremony
Late this morning (June 3), Adam Goldenberg ’08 — in a fashionable bow tie and flowing academic robes — joined a long line of gowned seniors in the shade of trees outside Harvard Hall. A few months before, the Vancouver, B.C., social studies concentrator had dressed a little differently (in pink tights and a yellow…
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Phi Beta Kappa elects 48 seniors
The following seniors, listed below by their Houses, were nominated to Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) in the latest round of elections, held this past November.
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Jarred Brown: Engineer, cheerleader, goatskinner
Harvard sports will lose a big fan when Jarred Brown graduates today. And the goat roasters at Dunster House will have to find another goat skinner.