Commencement and Reunion Guide
“I Am Not the Best Anymore”
Seniors reveal some unexpected lessons learned at Harvard.
by Nell Porter-Brown
Dining & Shopping Directory
The Charles Hotel, One Bennett Street, Cambridge 02138; 800-882-1818. www.charleshotel.com. Charles Shackleton Furniture/Miranda Thomas...
Staging a Harvard Tradition
Every June, on Commencement day, Harvard rolls out the crimson carpet for about 32,000 people. It is arguably the most important 24 hours on...
by Nell Porter-Brown
Ask Not, Want Not?
When asked what they would like for graduation presents, many members of the class of 2002 were nearly speechless. Something must be up. While...
by Arianne R. Cohen
Fifty Things to Do While YouÌre Here
Time doesn't stand still in Harvard Square, as the past and present views east (left, in 1956 and today) and west (right, in 1946 and...
Honoris Causa
Increase Mather was already presiding over Harvard College when he received one of its first honorary degrees. (More recent presidents have...
Harvard's "Lady Di"
Diane Jellis, momentarily at rest in Wadsworth House. Photograph by Stu Rosner If you don't already know Diane Jellis, you may have...
by Nell Porter-Brown
De Gustibus
Perhaps the most cheerful restaurant dining room in Cambridge is the main one at Up Stairs at the Pudding. But shed a tear. The delightful...
by Christopher Reed
Events of the Week
The many rituals of graduation peak on Commencement day, which this year includes addresses by President Neil L. Rudenstine and Robert E. Rubin...
Grace Notes
"Harvard should exert control over the music played at academic ceremonies," recommended John Sullivan Dwight, A.B. 1832, for 20 years...
Postscript
In its September-October 1996 issue, Harvard Magazine published "The Millenial Class," a selection of admissions essays submitted by six...
by Geoffrey A. Fowler , Caille Millner