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...years ago, the Harvard men’s soccer team watched as its former coach, John Kerr, left for what seemed to be a better offer—his alma mater, Duke. Flash-forward to the 2009 season, when the Crimson earned an NCAA tournament seed half that of the Blue Devils’ (10 to Duke’s 20), and Harvard seemed to have gotten the better end of the deal...
Scalia is an originalist who believes in interpreting the Constitution in a manner that adheres to the Founders’ original intentions. Scalia said his alma mater is not uniquely responsible for teaching young lawyers to embrace shifting interpretations of the Constitution, a position which he opposes...
When Kathleen McCartney, dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, first heard "Take the Stage," she was brought to tears. The song, written by 2010 GSE graduates Kenneth R. Offricht and Leigh E. Jansson, will be the school's first alma mater and was performed by The Harmonicas, the school's a cappella group, at the Commencement ceremony today. Check out this video of The Harmonicas' rehearsal...
...adds that he hopes his alma mater will prepare its graduate students for the opportunities that will exist in the future rather than continuing to fixate on “familiar positions” that will probably decline than in the coming decades...
...contract non-renewal of squash coach Satinder P. Bajwa left the younger Gordon at a crossroads between his friend and his—and his father’s—alma mater, and the choice he made to stay loyal to Bajwa has put Harvard in a position where it could stand to lose access to thousands of dollars...