Word: dunsteritis
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...government concentrator in Mather House, is president of the Harvard College Democrats. Giselle Barcia ’08, a crimson editorial editor, is an English and American literature and language concentrator in Mather House. Jillian K. Swencionis ’08, a social studies and psychology concentrator in Dunster House, is political chair of Harvard College Democrats...
...Nick Batter ’08 is a history concentrator in Dunster House. His interest in dinosaurs began at an early age. By first grade, he was one of the top three students in his class at naming different dinosaurs. He also draws pictures for some student publication every Tuesday. His favorite dinosaur is the Ankylosaurus...
...book “Three Centuries of Harvard” by Samuel E. Morison. Eaton was also accused of embezzlement. The “rogue,” as Gomes calls him, was dismissed, and Harvard risked closing its doors. It would take the able leadership of Henry Dunster to keep them open...
Appointed Harvard’s first official president in 1640, Dunster’s reign would last until 1654, during which he managed to operate the un-endowed University with an annual budget of 175 pounds. In 1650 President Dunster secured Harvard’s charter from the General Court of Massachusetts. The sheep-skin document, which outlines the basis of Harvard’s governing body, is used to this...
...description for Harvard’s president, which accounts in part for the different approaches to leadership that have characterized the post throughout the school’s history. Gomes believes that the president was the prevailing force on campus until well into the early 19th century. Dunster was no exception. He was bothered when Harvard’s Overseers interfered with his governance, and with only 50-60 students in 1654, he was able to rule with relatively little resistance. He was forced to resign, however, for his illegal—and radical—opposition to the doctrine...