June 24, 2011

The Classes

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Published in the July-August 2011 print issue in the Alumni section.

Reforms to reduce grade inflation will take effect in the fall of 2027.

Winners include Jill Lepore, Bess Wohl, Pablo Torre, and Hannah Natanson.

College reunions and Alumni Day will take place the following week

Short takes on cutting-edge research

Darby Vassall, an enslaved child freed after the Battle of Bunker Hill, dedicated his life to fighting for liberty.

On con men, Mark Twain, and the powers of the Harvard name