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Tag: undergraduate students
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Harvard kicks off fundraising effort
Harvard University kicked off the public phase of a $6.5 billion fundraising campaign today, designed to benefit key priorities during constrained financial times. If successful, it would be the largest ever in higher education.
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Dialogue with the deans
Harvard College interim Dean Donald Pfister and Dean of Student Life Stephen Lassonde made themselves available to field questions from students in a “meet the deans” forum.
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For big questions, a bigger forum
Coordinated through the Freshman Dean’s Office, the “Reflecting on Your Life” initiative, which invites freshmen to think about meaning and purpose, has received a grant from the Teagle Foundation to broaden the scope of the program.
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Goodbye tourists, hello residents
As the Class of 2017 settled in at Harvard and began Freshman Week, students from around the world were busy taking in the unfamiliar sights and sounds of their tightly packed, red-brick neighborhood, their home base for the next four years.
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Updated Quincy a happy home
After 15 months of construction and renovation, Old Quincy, the first test project in the House Renewal initiative, began welcoming students this week.
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Boxes, bins, and bedding
Harvard Yard began to come alive again Monday morning as the Class of 2017 arrived on campus.
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Joy by the Yard
Snapshots of Harvard’s 2013 Commencement, a day marked by sunshine and warmth as well as rituals, honors, and good wishes.
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A fascination with fixing bodies
After college, Joshua Wortzel plans to build upon his Harvard research that focused on tissue regeneration. He hopes to work in translational medicine, helping to create drugs that might augment patients’ lives.
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Parting words
An Ethiopian classicist, a French explorer, and a New York policeman-turned-HKS student will speak at this year’s Morning Exercises on May 30.
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Breaking Boundaries, Creating Solutions | One Harvard
Innovation and Entrepreneurship harnesses interest in socially conscious business by allowing students to tap into Harvard Business School faculty and the ilab resources.
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Financial Aid: A University-Wide Commitment | One Harvard
A glance at Harvard’s University-wide commitment to financial aid, the foundation of Harvard’s effort to attract the most qualified students across the nation and around the world
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One Harvard
One Harvard is a compilation of stories that illustrate the powerful outcomes that result from multi-School collaborations across the University.
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Houston (Not Texas) | From My House to Our Harvard
Financial aid helps make the dream of attending Harvard a reality. From My House to Our Harvard | 2012 FAS Film
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Nadia Farjood ’13: Ethos of Character
Nadia Farjood ’13, a current student in Currier House, is proud to attend Harvard—a university with a community of shared values.
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Hopi and Niroshi | From My House to Our Harvard
Harvard faculty encourage creative learning by helping students develop one-of-a-kind courses and concentrations. From My House to Our Harvard | 2012 FAS Film
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A Little Idea | From My House to Our Harvard
Harvard students turn little ideas into big solutions every day. From My House to Our Harvard | 2012 FAS Film
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Our Student-Athletes | From My House to Our Harvard
Harvard’s student-athletes represent excellence, on and off the field. From My House to Our Harvard | 2012 FAS Film
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Recognizing exceptional women
Lena Awwad ’13, the co-author of the influential op-ed “Israel vs. No. 2 Pencils,” was honored with the 2013 Women’s Leadership Award, while Nadia Farjood ’13 won an honorable mention. GSE Dean Kathleen McCartney was also presented with the 2013 Women’s Professional Achievement Award.
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Crime-fighting platform wins President’s Challenge
Today President Drew Faust named Team Nucleik the grand prize winner of the Harvard University President’s Challenge for social entrepreneurship, hosted by the Harvard Innovation Lab (i-lab).
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Students win BSC’s Barrett Award
Ruth Goins ’13 and Kabungo “Yanick” Mulumba ’15 were presented with the Joseph L. Barrett Award at a special ceremony on Wednesday.
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Top problem solvers
This week at the Harvard Innovation Lab (i-lab) 10 teams of students from across Harvard demonstrated their projects as finalists in the President’s Challenge for social entrepreneurship.
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Discovering the path to Harvard
“In my first semester at Harvard, I worked with several other students to create a chapter of the national DREAM Program here. It was my first foray into working with youth, and I was excited to give Cambridge kids a taste of the campus that was so close to their homes,” says Harvard student Sara…
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2013 OFA arts prizes announced
The Office for the Arts at Harvard and the Council on the Arts at Harvard, a standing committee of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, have announced the recipients of the annual undergraduate arts prizes for 2013.
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A master’s guide to singing
A diehard interpreter of the great American songbook and musical theater repertory, Barbara Cook surprised the audience at a recent Harvard master class by quoting a maverick music-maker.
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Imagining impact, and believing in it
Sixth annual Harvard College Innovation Challenge supports student projects through a year of development and beyond. From common roots — intellectual curiosity and the desire to make life just a little bit easier — 64 ideas blossomed this year in the challenge.
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Two named Hill-Stephens Scholars
Sophomores Alexander Moore and Joshua Scott have been selected as the 2013 Hill-Stephens Scholars, an honor awarded annually to two African-American sophomores or juniors at Harvard College who display exceptional commitment to academic achievement and community involvement.
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Artist fellowships awarded
The Office for the Arts at Harvard (OFA) and the Office of the Dean for the Arts and Humanities announced the 2013 recipients of the Artist Development Fellowship.
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Cultural Entrepreneurship finalists named
Harvard University today announced the selection of 10 teams of finalists in the inaugural Deans’ Cultural Entrepreneurship Challenge.
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Finalists selected in President’s Challenge
Harvard University today announced the selection of 10 teams of finalists in the 2013 President’s Challenge for social entrepreneurship.
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Creator of skyscrapers
Harvard College and Graduate School of Design alumnus Paul Tange is changing skylines across Asia through the work of his Tokyo-based architecture firm, Tange Associates.
