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...Fuck Mather,” shouts one unsatisfied party-goer. “Dude, this is Cabot,” his companion gently corrects. “Fine. Fuck Cabot.” It’s the third Saturday night of the year and first-year revelers splash their fresh-faced joie de vivre all over an overflowing Cabot staircase. The Quad was where the party was, whether or not anyone actually knew where they were. How to get home was an entirely separate question. “Wait, guys. I think Kirkland is actually on the river...
Rudenstine determined that funds would go to undergraduate education: $10 million toward undergraduate scholarships, $3 million to fund undergraduate seminars, and $12 million to convert part of Memorial Hall into a dining hall for first-year students. Named in honor of Annenberg’s late son, Roger Annenberg ’62, the hall has become a campus icon and an essential part of the undergraduate experience at Harvard...
Ever since the faculty discussed revamping the freshman seminar program two years ago, the number of freshman seminars has dramatically increased. This year, first-years could choose from a record-breaking number of 88 courses, up from last year’s 61 and 36 the year before that. The number of applicants has also substantially increased—some 1054 applied for just this fall semester’s offerings. Fortunately, the increase in numbers signals that this program is reaching a greater number of first-year students and enhancing their academic careers...
Granara says the first-year Arabic language text offers insight into the Arabic family structure, the system of education and food...
...Without abandoning upper levels, I try to put as much resources into first-year [instruction],” he says...