Year in Review
Advising Woes
Only a handful of students typically approach economics concentration adviser Jonathan V. Hall ’06 in the days before the deadline for handing in completed study cards.
A Fresh Addition
In 1976, William F. Lee ’72 owned two suits—a blue Brooks Brothers and a white, bell-bottomed suit that might as well have been pulled from John Travolta’s wardrobe in Saturday Night Fever.
A Brand Name MBA
It’s a typical Wednesday night. Twenty Harvard Business School first-years cross the Charles to one of Harvard Square’s several bars—Redline, Tommy Doyle’s, Daedalus.
A Temporary Relief
Ask any event planner at the Harvard School of Public Health for a room, and he or she will recommend Kresge 502.
Handle With Care
Seth Riddley ’08-’12 had never suffered from psychiatric problems before coming to college, but soon after moving from South Carolina to Cambridge to begin his freshman year, he faced family difficulties and began to seriously consider suicide.
A Silent Aftermath
It remains unclear whether Harvard has taken any major steps to prevent another incident like the Kirkland shooting—or if it is too nervous to talk about it at all.
The January Experiment
Just four years ago, many members of the Harvard community anticipated the newly-developed January Term as an opportunity for undergraduates to participate in a range of creative and exciting programming on campus.
A Second First Year
Evelynn M. Hammonds started her tenure as the Dean of Harvard College last year dealing with a massive power outage on the first day freshmen arrived on campus—the beginning of a string of difficult and unpredictable circumstances that would shape her first year as dean.
Diversity at the Helm
The majority of Hammonds’ appointments demonstrate a push toward diversity that reflects the increasing heterogeneity of the faculty.
UC Reform School
The tone was somber at the Undergraduate Council’s final meeting of the fall semester.
Cambridge Runs Mayorless
Earlier this year, the city of Cambridge found itself without a mayor at the helm for nearly two months—showcasing the need for reforms to the election process to prevent the ship from running aground in the future.
Lasting Improvements
With the president’s policies beginning to take root, fundamental changes—most of which we support—have begun to shape our nation’s public schools and universities.
Stretch Marks
Since its establishment as an independent institution in 2007, the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has undergone phenomenal growth, with a nearly 37 percent rise in undergraduate concentrators in the past three years.
