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...father’s undergraduate classes in 1967, women still could not receive a Harvard diploma and were not allowed to even enter Lamont Library, for fear they would “distract” the boys from studying. By 1977, the feminist movement was in full swing nationally, but it was still a fight for a woman to be taken seriously as a student here. But, after the initial merger agreement with Radcliffe that gender-integrated Harvard College, women began demanding a women’s center. They were the first stirrings of a push that would continue...
...Barack H. Obama became the eighth. And while it may be unfounded and self-gratifying to view Obama solely as the product of his years in Cambridge, Harvard does have a record of success as an executive incubator. It is difficult to tell, however, to what degree the Harvard diploma opens the door to the nation’s highest office.THE ADAMS INTELLECTUALSHarvard’s history in the West Wing began with John Adams, the second president of the U.S. Though Adams, class of 1755, was one of the most studious future presidents during his time at the College...
...internship this summer. Today, $40 in annual dues to Harvardwood unveils myriad potential connections, but in the mid-80s—when the current generation of Hollywood executives and producers moved to Hollywood after graduation—few previous alums had established themselves in the industry. The Harvard diploma meant little more than the absence of a film degree. “When I first came out here, you could count the Harvard people on two hands,” Mostow said. “Moving to Hollywood was like running off to join the circus...
...Besides her politics, the Minister's past as a working woman resonates with the increasingly disgruntled middle class. With only a high school diploma, Sigurardóttir began her career as a flight attendant and later worked in the office of a box factory...
...news that the job posting had been sent over a Harvard e-mail list quickly made the rounds on celebrity blogs. Joanna Douglas, a columnist for a Yahoo.com entertainment Web site, questioned whether such a job calls for a Harvard diploma...