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Pusey, Class of 1928, left Harvard after earning his history doctorate and served as president of Lawrence College in Wisconsin. He was tapped to lead his alma mater in 1953, and his 18 years at the helm of Harvard were a turbulent time in the school’s history, punctuated by the 1969 strike that ended in a police raid on student-occupied University Hall...
...last seconds count down, the team emerges victorious. The drums roll off again into the band performing a Harvard fight song; the post-game concert lasts as long as the fans take to exit from the arena, ending with “Ten Thousand” and the alma mater, “Fair Harvard.” Even games that end in ties, like the women’s hockey team’s matchup with New Hampshire last weekend, bring excitement...
...PBHA trip to Mississippi. Now, he will pursue a Masters of Education degree at the University of Mississippi while teaching in the Delta for the Mississippi Teacher Corps—a far cry from entertainment law. He hopes to someday return to Trenton and his alma mater, Trenton Central High School. Amutah has learned that he wants to put his Harvard education to beneficial use. His advice to like-minded individuals? “What you can do is devalue the fact that you went to Harvard...
...their own emotional connections to the University and their familial connections to alumni. More importantly, proponents of legacy preference claim that the practice also helps to engage alumni with the University beyond their Harvard years; knowing that their sons and daughters stand a better chance of admission to their alma mater, alumni are more generous with their money, and possibly more significantly, their time. To be sure, these are important contributions that ultimately benefit the Harvard community, but to what extent and at what cost? Harvard alumni are proud and involved for many reasons; that their children may be admitted...
However, Kitagawa feels that when he speaks to students at his alma mater, Nada High School, he is putting Harvard within a more attainable reach...