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Two silver keys, two seals of the University, the earliest College record book, and the Harvard Charter of 1650: these were the symbols of power transferred from former presidents Summers, Bok, and Rudenstine and Senior Fellow James R. Houghton ’58 to President Drew G. Faust last Friday...
With the top defense in Division I-AA in town on Saturday, it was no shock that the game turned on a late turnover.The surprise came when it was Harvard’s defense, not Lafayette’s, that made the big play in the end.A 91-yard interception...
We gather for a celebration a bit different from our June traditions. Commencement is an annual rite of passage for thousands of graduates; today marks a rite of passage for the University. As at Commencement, we don robes that mark our ties to the most ancient traditions of scholarship. On...
Today, University President Drew G. Faust has her work cut out for her to match the eloquence of those 11-year-olds. Behind Faust, on the steps of Memorial Church, will sit the last three men to speak on this occasion: Summers, in 2001; Neil L. Rudenstine, in 1991; and...
In his speech in 1991, Rudenstine called Harvard “venerable,” “magical,” and “enduring.” The former Princeton provost said this week that he used that occasion to respond to the conservative assault on the...