The College Pump


We Were Students Once...

Young love: the poem, plus enduring lessons from a public-health pioneer

by Primus VI

Origin Stories

Eminent professors’ life foundations

by Primus VI

John Harvard, Reader

John Harvard’s reading matter, a scholar poet, the towering John Fox

by Primus VI

Over the River Dept.

Cornhole at HBS, prayer and meditation at SEAS, minerologist’s meter, eclipse aficionado

by Primus VI

Bookish

Course catalog redux, a Chinese take on Harvard “glitz and glamour,” and the mathmetician-movie buff

by Primus VI

Ahead of His Time

The inclusive Henry Lee Higginson, and Robert Caro’s productive fellowship

by Primus VI

Learners, Grizzled and Downy

An affecting reunion, and Houghton Library accessible to all

by Primus VI

Moveable Feast

Commencement venues through the ages

by Primus IV

On Commencements

Emerson’s oratory backstory, somber reunion notes, and happier days

by Primus VI

Fancy Footwork

Engineering for runners, the John Harvard stamp, tweaking Dr. Oz

by Primus VI

Small-Town Roots

Professors’ humble beginnings, concentration choices, and a mini history of Harvard and Radcliffe presidents

by Primus VI