Reunions
Rhode Island Governor Raimondo Named Chief Marshal
Governor of Rhode Island Gina M. Raimondo '93 has been elected 25th reunion chief marshal.
Anthropology Department Urges Faust to Designate Harvard a Sanctuary Campus
In an email, members of the Anthropology Department called on University president Drew G. Faust and other Harvard administrators to protect undocumented students by designating Harvard a sanctuary campus.
Celebrating Black Alumni, and Engaging With Activism, at Law School Reunion
When Bishop C. Holifield was a student at Harvard Law School in 1967 at the apex of the civil rights movement, the fledgling organization he had founded—the Harvard Black Law Students Association—had just two members: himself and co-founder Reginald E. Gilliam.
Leaning In from Harvard Yard to Facebook: Sheryl K. Sandberg ’91
Almost 25 after graduating, the Class of 1991 has selected Sandberg as its Chief Marshal in this year’s Commencement ceremony—a position awarded to a class member who has achieved success in their careers, contributed to their communities, and served the College, according to the Harvard Alumni Association’s website.
Investigating Harvard Admissions: The 1990 Education Department Inquiry
As a lawsuit alleging discrimination in Harvard’s admissions practices remains delayed—awaiting a Supreme Court decision on the related affirmative action case Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin—the College’s use of race as a factor in admissions decisions has once again come under scrutiny.
Building a Field of Dreams: Henry Louis Gates Jr. and the Afro-American Studies Department
When Department Chair Nathan I. Huggins died in December of 1989, it looked like the end of Afro-American Studies at Harvard.
Students Carry On Tradition of Race Activism at the Law School
A new generation of activists is at the Law School’s helm. Student activists’ demands are broader and their tactics adapted, as they have drawn inspiration from their predecessors and built their own movement on the foundation of a vibrant history of protest at the Law School.
In the Shadow of Vietnam, Students Brought the Gulf War to Campus
For almost all the members of the Class of 1991, the Gulf War was the first major U.S. military operation in their memory. To some students, the Gulf War was like a flash in the pan, seemingly over before it started. To others, the intervention was an important event that signaled what role the U.S. would play in world affairs in the coming years.
Help Wanted: The 1990 Search for a New Harvard President
Secret and oft-turbulent deliberations yielded a result that surprised many so-called “Harvard insiders.” The presidential search committee selected former Harvard and Princeton professor Neil L. Rudenstine, a later addition to the list of candidates and a figure largely unknown to those outside of the elite academic circles of the Ivy League.
Recession in Retrospect: Budget Cuts and Bleak Job Prospects for Graduates
At Harvard, unexpected changes in University leadership resulted in unforeseen budget cuts and delays in the new capital campaign, exacerbating the University’s economic difficulties in 1990 and 1991.
Frank M. Snowden
A headline from the December 10, 1965, issue when the Spee Club accepted its first black member.
Donald E. Graham
Donald E. Graham '66 was the President of The Harvard Crimson, leading its 92nd Guard.
Political Theater: William F. Weld ’66
Before William F. Weld '66 became a two-term governor of Massachusetts, and the 2016 Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee, he was better known to his friends as “Bill,” the clever undergraduate with a biting sense of humor.