Class of 1960
Charles S. and Pauline R. Maier
The first time that History Professor Charles S. Maier ’60 tried to ask his wife—MIT History Professor Pauline R. Maier ’60—on a date, she turned him down.
Antonin G. Scalia
Fifty years after graduating from Harvard Law School, “Nino” has reached the top of his profession.
With Interdisciplinary Approach, Social Studies Draws Students
Every Tuesday in the fall of 1960, a group of six students gathered in the living room of Winthrop resident ...
Harvard Drama Takes to a New Stage
The completion of the state-of-the-art Loeb Theater in 1960 opened up new opportunities for students.
Michael S. Dukakis
Seven-year-old Michael S. Dukakis '60 turned on the radio and carefully tracked the results of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s victory over Wendell L. Willkie.
College Housing Debates
In 1960, student housing—an essential component of the Harvard undergraduate experience—was on the verge of major transformation.
Students and Faculty Fight Nuclear Tests
In the spring of 1960, 1,359 members of the Harvard faculty signed a petition encouraging the Eisenhower administration to consider ...
Harvard Recruits Nigerian Students
On Oct. 1, 1960, Nigeria formally severed with the British Empire following 160 years of colonial rule, and soon thereafter ...
Organizing Integration
In 1960, the student group known as the Emergency Public Integration Committee drew attention to anti-segregation activism.
Bunting Strengthens Harvard-Radcliffe Ties
While growing up in Brooklyn, Mary I. Bunting-Smith’s mother would sometimes tell her, “Thee is a funny little girl.”
Harvard at the New Frontier
For the class of 1960, the presidential race between John F. Kennedy' 40 and Richard M. Nixon was an unforgettable moment of history.
Rosana Y. Alfaro
It was gender, rather than race, that seemed to distinguish playwright Rosanna Y. Alfaro '60 on campus.
