University News | June 6, 2022

Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships

Four seniors win scholarships to Cambridge University.

From The July-August 2022 Issue

Four seniors have won Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships to study at Cambridge University during the 2022-23 academic year.

Jack Swanson, of Currier House, a government concentrator, will be the Lionel de Jersey Harvard Scholar at Emmanuel College. Sorcha Ashe, of Kirkland House, an integrative biology concentrator, will be the Governor William Shirley Scholar at Pembroke College. Aaron Abai, of Mather House, a molecular and cellular biology concentrator, will be the Lt. Charles H. Fiske III Scholar at Trinity College. Farah Afify, of Pforzheimer House, a social studies concentrator, will be the John Eliot Scholar at Jesus College.

Published in the July-August 2022 print issue in the Alumni section.

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