The College Pump

David McCord in suit reading a book at cluttered wooden desk in office filled with framed art and shelves.

The Pump Celebrates Its 85th Birthday

Giving Harvard traditions their due 

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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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Princeton preps Harvard deans, prophetic Richard Pipes, and more

Harvard’s Tiger deans, the prophetic Richard Pipes, and a high-tech egg

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A re-landscaped Massachusetts Hall

Re-landscaping Massachusetts Hall, making the entrance to Harvard Yard more welcoming

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