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  2. History and traditions of Harvard commencements - Wikipedia

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    What was originally called Harvard Colledge [3] (around which Harvard University eventually grew) [4] held its first Commence­ment in September 1642, when nine degrees were conferred. [5] Today some 1700 under­grad­uate degrees, and 5000 advanced degrees from the university's various graduate and professional schools, are conferred each ...

  3. History of Harvard University - Wikipedia

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    In 1936, Harvard University founded the Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration, later renamed Harvard Kennedy School in honor of former U.S. President and 1940 Harvard College alumnus John F. Kennedy. The Kennedy School has an endowment of $1.7 billion as of 2021 and is routinely ranked at the top of the world's graduate schools in ...

  4. Valedictorian - Wikipedia

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    Valedictorian (VD) is an academic title for the highest-performing student of a graduating class of an academic institution in the United States. The valedictorian is generally determined by an academic institution's grade point average (GPA) system but other methods of selection may be factored in such as volunteer work , scholastic awards ...

  5. Minorities to make up majority of Harvard's incoming class - AOL

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    For the first time in the Ivy League institution's 380-year history, Harvard University's incoming freshman class will not be majority white.

  6. Academic regalia of Harvard University - Wikipedia

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    Academic dress at Harvard is most often worn at a Commencement, as well as on Class Day, and for Harvard University graduands, academic dress is required for admittance to the Commencement ceremony. Before the 1950s, tradition also held that Harvard College seniors as well as members of the graduate schools would wear gowns after May 1.

  7. I sat in on a Taylor Swift class at Harvard. Here's what I ...

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    Harvard’s new English class “Taylor Swift and Her World” is the brainchild of Professor Stephanie Burt — a Harvard and Yale alum, literary critic, poet, writer … and massive Swiftie.

  8. This day in history: First twelve women graduate from Harvard ...

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    On this day in history, the first 12 women graduated from the prestigious Harvard Medical School. The Harvard Medical School listed the graduates' names on their website: First female graduates ...

  9. Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck - Wikipedia

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    Cheeshahteaumuck became the first Native American to graduate from Harvard in 1665. He died of tuberculosis in Watertown, Massachusetts less than a year after graduation. [3] [4] [5] One document remains from Cheeshahteaumuck's time at Harvard which he purportedly wrote, [2] written entirely in Latin.