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...text, a handful of applicants were granted an audition in front of the committee, according to Senior Class Committee member Christina L. Adams ’06. Fisher was ultimately selected from a pool of 15 to 20 applicants for the Harvard Oration—the more serious of the two senior speeches. “It was a very tough decision,” Adams said. But Adams said she was confident that Fisher’s speech, entitled “Relax. It’s Only Your Life,” “would resonate well...
...shorter “short lists.” Past searches have begun with a first cut exceeding 400 or 500 names. Charles P. Slichter ’45, who chaired the search for Summers’ predecessor, Neil L. Rudenstine, said that his committee “looked seriously at every name that was put forward.” If the committee follows precedent, it will then convene biweekly throughout the fall as it pares down the list to the 30 or 40 most serious candidates.If the individual selected accepts the position, the search committee will then present...
...animation. Wilson has already wowed University administrators with her wit and her technical skills. But those who know her only as the force behind “Shaniqua” will see her in person today as she delivers the female Harvard Oration—the more serious of the seniors’ Class Day speeches—in Tercentenary Theatre. “Shaniqua” is just one of Wilson’s many creations. The Minneapolis, Minn., native taught herself web design freshman year because she was “sick of Dorm Crew...
...didn’t consider applying to give a Class Day address until his roommate reminded him about the competition 40 minutes before the deadline. He cranked out 14 pages, submitted them—and was promptly misfiled. “I have a faux-serious paragraph at the beginning of my speech, so they put me in the serious pile,” Burkle says, “and my name is Jess, so they put me in the women’s pile.” Once the clerical error was fixed, the Senior Class Committee...
...three years and chose to go on to the Law School instead of the history PhD program.Last summer, when Roberts was nominated to the Court, Robert N. Bush ’77, who was Roberts’ roommate for three years, described Roberts as “a serious student” and “a great consumer of Pepto Bismol.” “There were no parties, but John did have a social life,” Bush said.Roberts was also described as somewhat formal. Indeed, Bush recalls that “when...