The College Pump

Wadsworth House with green shutters and red brick chimneys, surrounded by trees and other buildings.

Wadsworth House Nears 300

The building is a microcosm of Harvard’s history—and the history of the United States.

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Historic photograph of Charles Follen Cabot, Civil War soldier, standing, in uniform

Civil War image, Empire State homage, and more

A Civil War image and an Empire State Building homage

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Photograph of Café Pamplona, now out of business

Prognostications on disease defense, China, deficits, and sweat

Prognostications on disease defense, China, deficits, and sweat

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Photograph of Nelson Mandela receiving honorary degree and University Marshal Rick Hunt

Dr. Fauci, social distance, and a campus without people

Campus and Commencement without people, social distance, Dr. Fauci, and a meaningful password

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Image of sign on Adams House faculty dean residence

The College Pump

Houseboating in Boston Harbor, Apthorp North, and clothing counts

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Photograph of Samuel Eliot Morison

Morison, Handlin, and a new view of the Mem Hall fire

Morison, Handlin, and a new view of the Mem Hall fire

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Photograph of Peter Ashton and field team in Borneo

Dipterocarp and shuttle derring-do, and more

Trekking, shuttling, and semi-friending

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Painting of Amos A. Lawrence, 1887, by Eastman Johnson.

Expansive CVs, and extracurricular insights

Expansive CVs, and extracurricular insights

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Photograph of hen turkey and poults in Harvard Yard

Turkeys, tourists, traditions, tranquility

Turkeys, tourists, traditions, tranquility

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Country dance, teachers and graduates, and Stephen Jay Gould

Country dance, saving homework from a burning car, and Stephen Jay Gould on 9/11

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Long live long books, the “Diploma Riots,” supporting young scholars

Resesarchers’ lengthy labors, “Diploma Riots,” supporting young scholars

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