“No one quite knew what to do about the prize,” Faust explained.
In the past, the Fay Prize was awarded annually to a female senior “whose academic achievement and personal conduct have made her an outstanding member of the community.”
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This year, the candidates for the Fay Prize were selected from the nominees for Harvard College’s Thomas T. Hoopes Prize, which was awarded in May to 73 students for outstanding scholarly work or research.
An interdisciplinary committee convened by the Institute made the final selection.
—Staff writer Catherine E. Shoichet can be reached at shoichet@fas.harvard.edu.