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Kevin J. Mulcahy, a host parent whose wife was a Harvard alumna, said the “most gratifying aspect” of the relationship is witnessing students’ growth over the course of their college careers...
...reasons we enjoy this is when you’re dealing with your host students, you are dealing with people who are emerging as young independent adults with their own perspective and views,” Mulcahy said...
Sorina Codrea ’12, who participated in the Host Family Program during her freshman year, questioned the relevance of the host program due to the recent adjustments to the academic calendar, which now includes over a month-long January Term break...
Codrea said that host families may have been more important to students last year when the two-week-long winter break was not enough time for many students to return home...
...McFarlane said that while the Office of Financial Aid provides a travel stipend for students receiving significant financial assistance to travel home over J-term, she did not anticipate the new academic calendar detracting from the relevance of the host family program...