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...when Cesar Alvarez ’13 met with University President Drew G. Faust yesterday, emotions were at the fore...
...Alvarez said that as he watched tourists visiting Harvard last fall, he realized that students in his home community would never have the opportunity to come to Harvard—or any other elite university, for that matter...
Inspired by the realization, Alvarez returned to his reservation in his native state of North Dakota to speak to students about the possibility of attaining opportunities in higher education. When Alvarez told Faust during her office hours that she had served as a major source of inspiration after he overcame the challenges of growing up on a reservation—areas that have been plagued by poverty and alcoholism—the president barely held back tears...
...afternoon’s most poignant moment came when Alvarez presented Faust with gifts from his tribe—a traditional blanket, a book, and a pin—and praised the University’s efforts to encourage minorities to attend Harvard...
...There can be more done,” Alvarez said, “but Harvard is way ahead of the game...