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Freshman Convocation 2013

By Tarik Adnan Moon

Professor Donald Pfister at the Freshman Convocation - Interim Dean of Harvard College Donald Pfister entertains the Class of 2017 at the freshman convocation with a tale of earning a D in German class during his freshman year of college. By Tarik Adnan Moon

Words of Wisdom - Erin D. Drake '14 delivers the Student Salutation at the fifth annual Freshman Convocation on Monday. Drake spoke of her own experiences during her first year, advising freshmen that their goals and plans would likely change during their time at Harvard. By Tarik Adnan Moon

Kumba Singers - The Kuumba Singers, a campus a capella group, performs “Kuumba Standard” as a choral interlude during the scheduled program. By Tarik Adnan Moon

Packed House - Freshmen, seated with fellow residents of their freshman dorms, watch as Dean Michael D. Smith delivers an address to the crowd in Sanders Theatre. By Tarik Adnan Moon

Simulcast from Sanders - Members of the Class of 2017, seated in Memorial Church, watch a simulcast of Erin D. Drake ‘14’s address. On stage in Memorial Hall, Drake spoke of the ways in which plans change from freshman fall to senior year. By Tarik Adnan Moon

Faust Speaks - In her annual Convocation Address, Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust advises the Class of 2017 to learn from their peers and take lessons from their failures. By Tarik Adnan Moon

With rain forecast to hit Cambridge Monday afternoon, organizers moved the annual Freshman Convocation from Tercentenary Theatre indoors. Even with freshmen spread across Memorial Church and Sanders Theatre, the afternoon’s speakers aimed to bring together the Class of 2017.

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