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Around the world, heads turned toward the sovereign nation in its infancy—especially Harvard’s. Earlier that spring, Harvard was one of about 20 American colleges to lay the groundwork for the Nigerian-American Scholarship Program, a year-long pilot project that provided four-year scholarships to two dozen Nigerian students who enrolled in universities across...

Author: By Laura G. Mirviss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Recruits Nigerian Students | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

...Harvard Director of Admissions David D. Henry ’41 flew to Nigeria in June of 1960 to hand-pick the students who would be granted admission...

Author: By Laura G. Mirviss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Recruits Nigerian Students | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

...students Henry selected rose to prominence both at Harvard and in Nigeria...

Author: By Laura G. Mirviss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Recruits Nigerian Students | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

...There was this notion that African countries would be less dependent on colonial powers and become their own bosses,” said Seamus P. Malin ’62, a former Harvard admissions officer who was a senior midfielder when Ohiri joined the varsity team as a sophomore...

Author: By Laura G. Mirviss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Recruits Nigerian Students | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

...Rome, where he scored two goals during the qualifying rounds. He had also qualified for the Olympics in the triple jump—which he turned down to focus on soccer—but would go on to be one of the most decorated track and field athletes in Harvard history, holding the triple jump record for four decades. “He was a phenomenon,” Malin said...

Author: By Laura G. Mirviss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Recruits Nigerian Students | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

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