Suzanne Smith

As dean of Harvard College at the turn of the twentieth century, LeBaron Russell Briggs (a member of the College class of 1875) believed that the “unwritten and unspoken purpose” of the College was “not so much intellectual as moral; and her strongest hope is to stamp her graduates with an abiding character.”

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Thoughts on the new honor code at Harvard

The College’s new honor code prompts historical—and student—reflections on moral education.