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From Athletics to the Field of Finance
While there is no single route to securing a finance job, there are a number of built-in advantages that make the pipeline from the athletic field to the finance field a large and established one.
Harvard Today: Wednesday, May 27, 2015
You’ve made it this far, seniors! Today, your challenge is to survive the deluge of family commitments and posed photos that Commencement brings. We know you can do it.
At Baccalaureate, Faust Tells Seniors To ‘Rise Above Fear’
“Your education gives you the capacity to harness fear using imagination—to treat sources of fear as a problem to be solved with creativity, thought and daring,” University President Drew G. Faust said.
52 Percent of Students Complete Sexual Conduct Climate Survey
The survey is a Harvard-specific version of an Association of American Universities poll being conducted at 28 schools across the country to gather data on sexual conduct.
Hymn at PBK
Evan M. O'Dorney '15 listens as the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum performs a hymn by Oliver Wendell Holmes that O'Dorney set to music during the 2015 Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises on May 26 in Sanders Theatre.
Procession
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana, front left, and University President Drew G. Faust, front center, smile at the 2015 senior class marshals as they lead the Class of 2015 with Reverend Jonathan L. Walton, front right, to Memorial Church for the 2015 Baccalaureate Service on May 26.
Procession
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana, left, University President Drew G. Faust, center, and Reverend Jonathan L. Walton, right, lead the Class of 2015 to Memorial Church for the 2015 Baccalaureate Service on May 26.
Procession
University President Drew G. Faust leads the Class of 2015 in a procession toward Memorial Church for the 2015 Baccalaureate Service on May 26. Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana smiles at left and the 2015 class marshals follow behind.
Society of Nerds and Geeks
Jeremy A. Kahn '90-'91 introduces himself at the opening meeting of the Society of Nerds and Geeks.
Karvonides Speaks About New Policy
Mia Karvonides, the TItle IX coordinator at Harvard, spoke to the Crimson on 5/21 about Harvard's first year enforcing a new sexual harassment policy.
Undergrads Report Attempted Robbery at Radcliffe
The victims fled without injury or relinquishing their property.
Groups File Federal Complaint Alleging Discrimination in Harvard Admissions Process
Asian-American groups filed a federal complaint against Harvard calling for an investigation into what they charge is the College’s “unlawful use of race” in its admissions process.
Thayer Evacuated After Wastebasket Fire
“The smoke tripped the water abatement system, which released water that then flooded the building from the 5th floor down to the basement,” Dean of Student Life Stephen Lassonde wrote. “Yard Ops is cleaning all the water out and will get the electrical inspectors to go in afterward to declare the building safe for students to re-enter.”
Avik Chatterjee
Avik Chatterjee, a BGLTS, race relations, and pre-med tutor in Dunster House, poses before attending the Dunster Senior Dinner on Thursday.
International UWC Schools Provide a Unifying Experience
Graduates of United World Colleges, a group of 14 boarding schools across five continents, credit their international education with providing a formative experience for college.
When Foes Became Friends
Despite all the changes to the biannual track and field competition between Harvard-Yale and Oxford-Cambridge, the meet still holds a special place on the calendar and in the hearts of student-athletes: It is the only opportunity for them to compete alongside their rivals while engaging in new, broadened social and cultural interactions.
Yield Remains Steady at 81 Percent for Class of 2019
About 81 percent of students admitted to the Class of 2019 plan to matriculate, which is about even with the rates of the past two years.
Constanza M. Vidal Bustamante
Constanza M. Vidal Bustamante ’16 is a former President of the Harvard UWC Club.
Former FOP-mates at Senior Dinner
Kelsey S. McKenna '15, right, and inactive Crimson editor Hannah M. Borowsky '15 share a laugh during the Leverett House Senior Dinner on Thursday. The blockmates, who were in the same Freshman Outdoor Program group, met when Orowsky let McKenna store her wallet in her purse. They have been friends ever since.