The College Pump
Tips of the Hat(s)
On regalia, a Jack-of-all-trades retirement, and a Bok’s office bon mot.
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Presidents’ Paths
Life decisions en route to Massachusetts Hall
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