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...think he ended up going to Yale.”The Admissions Office, where 29,112 hopeful students sent their painstakingly crafted essays, letters, and applications to be reviewed this year, is the most exclusive in the country. Behind this machine are 70 people—from Dean William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 to recent alumni to current Harvard students—who together determine the fate of each applicant, with only 7 percent receiving the coveted acceptance letter earlier this month.THROUGH THE MACHINE Once students click “send” on their computers or drop...
...said former Mission Hill SUP Director David V. Jenkins ’03. “That is how you build a community’s power.” A sense of continued presence in the communities was the theme of the night. In her opening remarks, Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds praised PBHA for being a model for continued public service in the nation at large. Awards were also presented to City Councilor Sam Yoon and Assistant City Manager for Human Services Ellen Semonoff for their consistent dedication to service in the Boston and Cambridge areas...
...chair of the Student Public Service Collaborative. “But I don’t think they’ve really been borne out in practice.”‘ZERO COMMUNICATION’While students say they believe the Kennedy School, and especially its current dean, David T. Ellwood ’75, is committed to public service, they remain concerned that the school is ignoring a recent trend away from the public sector.This February, the Kennedy School Student Government passed a resolution calling for the school to promote public service, a move that conveyed student...
Last year, many Harvard students lamented—or grew outraged—at the sudden demise of the Undergraduate Council party grants, which were discontinued following a contentious struggle between the UC and the administration that resulted in then-Interim Dean of the College David Pilbeam terminating the Party Fund. Fortunately, the future of Harvard partying may be looking brighter these days due the UC’s recent passage of the Social Grants Act, which is a pilot program that provides funding for social events on campus provided they meet certain requirements...
...spreads himself really thin,” says Allston Burr Resident Dean of Quincy House, Judith F. Chapman. “There are so many times I see him in the dining hall and he’s been up all night writing…[in this respect] Tim, he still lives a lot like an undergrad does...