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...Sciences scrapped a proposed “Reason and Faith” requirement from the recently approved College general education requirements, a broader discussion regarding the role of religion in the curriculum has risen, with many lamenting the absence of a forum to explore the interaction between religion and scholarship on campus...
...rebellious streak, ushered in the start of Clayton’s “inner quest for meaning.” This “tension between the best of rationality and the richness of faith” would continue to manifest itself in Clayton’s scholarship...
Perhaps the most significant competitive disadvantage, however, is the sheer lack of athletic scholarships. Walsh tells the story of an African-American and eventual third-round draft choice who was set to come to Harvard before withdrawing because of a scholarship offer at another school...
Patrick R. Griffin ’05, once a baseball player under Walsh, now serves as the assistant director of the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative (HFAI). Part of the solution to rectifying the scholarship problem, he says, is changing public perceptions about the climate of the school. Students in general have balked at Harvard based on name and reputation alone, but “in the last 30 years, there’s really been a revolution in what a typical group of Harvard student looks like...
...give a ton of money,” Griffin says, “and a lot of inner-city kids don’t realize that the financial burden at Harvard would not be much more than the burden somewhere else with a scholarship. For coaches, having that in their back pocket helps enormously as a recruiting tool...