Prefrosh and hosts, rejoice. Gone are the days of prospective freshmen awkwardly loitering in the Yard, waiting for someone to swipe them into their hosts' dorms throughout the weekend of Visitas.

During a speech at the Graduate School of Education on Monday, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne S. Duncan ’86 said that schools should not limit the scope of their focus and support to a child’s life within the classroom.

For the first time in five years, Harvard College has seen a dip in applications.

Little monsters, rejoice. The reigning Queen of Pop herself will be gracing Harvard.

At 5 p.m. yesterday evening, 4,231 high school seniors received an email from the Harvard College admissions office that may determine the next four years of their lives, or at least whether or not they have to spend their winter vacations frantically writing college essays. Of these 4,231 applicants, 772 were accepted to Harvard under the newly reinstated early action program. A few of them took a break from their revelry to discuss their happy news.

Harvard Law School Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. predicted Obama will not emphasize race in the 2012 election at his lecture “Understanding Obama: The Conundrum of Race.”

Panelists discussed the remaining steps that must be taken to end discrimination against LGBT servicemembers at a lunchtime discussion on Wednesday, hosted by Harvard Law School Lambda, the school’s LGBT student organization.

At a colloquium hosted by the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review on Thursday, Columbia University Teachers College Professor Michael A. Rebell ’65 introduced his forthcoming article arguing for American children’s constitutional right to “comprehensive educational opportunity,” as the percentage of American children in families who live below the poverty line currently stands at 22 percent, one of the highest in the industrialized world.

The study found that, on average, men perceived as gay had to apply to 14 jobs to get called back for an interview. Men perceived as straight had to apply to fewer than nine jobs to receive a call back.

A panel discussion hosted by the Institute of Politics on Tuesday featured Harvard-affiliated Peace Corps veterans who spoke about their experiences and challenges during their time spent abroad.