Cambridge Scholars

Four seniors have won Harvard Cambridge scholarships to study at Cambridge University during the 2006-2007 academic year. History concentrator...

Four seniors have won Harvard Cambridge scholarships to study at Cambridge University during the 2006-2007 academic year. History concentrator Alexander Bevilacqua, of Milan, Italy, and Leverett House, will be the Lieutenant Charles H. Fiske III Scholar at Trinity College; applied mathematics concentrator Matthew Smith, of Pasadena, California, and Leverett House, is the Governor William Shirley Scholar at Pembroke College; Germanic/English and American language and literature concentrator Moira Weigel, of Brooklyn, New York, and Kirkland House, will be the Lionel de Jersey Harvard Scholar at Emmanuel College; and social anthropology and religion concentrator Nathan Dern, of Evergreen, Colorado, and Leverett House, is the John Eliot Scholar at Jesus College.

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