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...Crimson Key Society’s function and operations with respect to its tours of the Harvard campus. Prospective students do not receive, as Smith charges, a “thoroughly useless Harvard history lesson.” They enjoy a comprehensive and candid discussion of academic, residential, extracurricular and social life at the College. The sprinkling of historical anecdotes serves to enrich and enliven an essentially informational tour. Crimson Key guides do not carry a script, but we do cover all of the topics Smith claims were missing from his first tour. We talk about “academic...
...alumni, I often wonder how my class will publicly express its fondness for this place at the 25th or 50th reunions. Will we even be able to? Are we truly happy with our Harvard experience, as challenging as it is? Or, in the midst of all our academic and extracurricular demands, do we sometimes forget to hold on to what’s truly special about Harvard—our experiences with other Harvard students? If we do end up remembering our time at Harvard with fondness, will we be sure enough of ourselves to express...
Loosely based upon The Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard, the 272-page book covers the history of Radcliffe as well as the academic, extracurricular and social experiences of women. It also includes a compendium of women’s resources and examines issues like women’s rates of tenure at the University...
...signal a significant change in laying out these plans—both with regards to specific needs and culture. Making the academic experience the center of the College experience, the source said, means extending intellectual pursuits beyond the classroom and harnessing the excitement students get out of their extracurricular activities for academic purposes...
...University would likely not come without resistance. In his letter to first-years at the end of the summer, Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 urged students to slow down, and in other contexts has encouraged students to take advantage of their extracurricular opportunities...