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...connection to the University gave John Kennedy a certain cache, particularly when he was running for Congress," Will said. "He was able to meld his Brahmin schooling with the ethnic Irish element of his background...
...What the Harvard name can do is provide a bit of prejudice in one way or the other," he says. " 'They come from a privileged institution and a privileged background' is the assumption. You have to build a level of trust over time...
...wild card for this game lurking in the background is the weather. All questions about observing the line and three-step drops become moot if Hurricane Floyd turns Harvard Stadium into a mud bowl and the game into pure grinding, smash-mouth football...
Levingston, who concentrated in History and Science, began teaching immediately after graduating from Harvard at an independent school in Baltimore, where he says some people reacted strongly to his educational background...
According to Levingston, not only did going to Harvard help him get into JTS, but it also helped him deal academically. Even though his Hebrew background was weak, Levingston says he still had some advantages over his classmates...