Student Experience Stories
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Jun 6, 2013
Two Paths, One Shared Dream
Classmates Gresa Matoshi ’13 and Peter Boyce II ’13 defied the odds when they came to Harvard College. Matoshi escaped a terrifying ethnic conflict in Kosovo at age 9, leaving everything behind. Boyce grew up in a tiny New York apartment without a desk or Internet service; neither of his parents had graduated college. Read More
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May 16, 2013
Giving Back Because of What Harvard Gave Them
Every year, more than 30,000 alumni give back in celebration of reunions, as volunteers, or through annual gifts, and they aren’t shy about sharing why. Read More
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May 13, 2013
Our Harvard
Harvard is distinct for more reasons than you can count. Read More
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May 13, 2013
Houston (Not Texas)
Financial aid helps make the dream of attending Harvard a reality. Read More
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May 11, 2013
Homework
At Harvard, homework assignments can save lives. Read More
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May 10, 2013
Hopi and Niroshi
Harvard faculty encourage creative learning by helping students develop one-of-a-kind courses and concentrations. Read More
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May 9, 2013
My House
The residential Houses are at the heart of the Harvard College experience. Read More
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Apr 12, 2013
I Choose Harvard: Ed '82 and Susan Forst
As he toured several of Harvard’s oldest Houses with President Drew Gilpin Faust and others a few years ago, Ed Forst ’82 saw the potential for recapturing underused spaces and magnifying the Houses’ power as centers for living, socializing, and learning. Read More
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Apr 12, 2013
ReConnect Video Series
Twenty-five years after Conan O’Brien ’85 graduated magna cum laude, a fan surprised him with a copy of his thesis. That's just one of many Harvard memories that was shared at Harvard College ReConnect in 2012. Watch the videos to learn more. Read More
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Apr 11, 2013
Living and Learning
Each House has a constellation of advisers that immerse themselves in student life. Learn how House Renewal will strengthen these communities. Read More
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Mar 26, 2013
Digital Harvard: Lucas Freitas '15
Lucas Freitas '15 on meeting alumni coming home to Harvard . . . in Austin. Read More
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Feb 25, 2013
I Choose Harvard: Donald Blinken '47
Donald Blinken ’47 and his wife, Vera, are in the process of increasing their support for Harvard in the form of a bequest. The inspiration? A group of economic professors. Read More
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Feb 15, 2013
I Choose Harvard: Douglas ’62 and Cynthia Crocker
Doug Crocker ’62 and his wife, Cindy, believe that education is the gateway to opportunity—and that helping open those gates is essential. Read More
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Feb 15, 2013
I Choose Harvard: Ab Gupta ’04
Since graduating from Harvard, Ab Gupta ’04 has lived in five cities, launched an investment office in Mumbai, earned two advanced degrees, and served as CEO of a 200-person company. The constant during that change-filled time? His Harvard College ties. Read More
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Feb 15, 2013
I Choose Harvard: Jeannie Bachelor Lavine ’88, MBA ’92
Herbert Bachelor ’66, MBA ’68 graduated from Harvard with significant debt and began saving for his children’s college education. Now his daughter Jeannie Bachelor Lavine ’88, MBA ’92 and her husband, Jonathan Lavine MBA ’92, are helping ease the financial burden for others. Read More
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Feb 15, 2013
Anything Is Possible
Harvard's financial aid program changes the lives of exceptionally talented students from all economic background and empowers them to change the world. Read More
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Jan 2, 2013
I Choose Harvard: Robert Scarborough ’77
Completing a PhD dissertation involves a lot of research, hard work, and caffeine. But that process is a little easier now thanks to the newly established Robert Scarborough Dissertation Completion Fellowship. Read More
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Dec 5, 2012
Wintersession 2013
For Wintersession 2013 (January 18–27), the HAA has partnered with offices, student groups, and alumni to offer a robust set of student-initiated and College-led programming in the arts; careers and networking; innovation and technology; wellness and personal development; and more. Read More
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Oct 3, 2012
Money Manager Invests in Harvard: J. Parker Prindle, Jr. '62
According to J. Parker Prindle, Jr. ’62, if he can make a planned gift to Harvard, anyone can—and should. Read More
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Oct 1, 2012
Houses Today
House Masters and former students discuss learning outside the classroom and how the housing system enriches life and community at Harvard. Read More
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