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Considering outside grades in awarding Honors is not a new concept at Harvard. It is part of the procedure with Summa Cum Laude degrees. But at least one practical difficulty remains with the formula outlined above: "While it rewards a student for work outside his field, it may also destroy the record of, say, an adventurous English concentrator who decided to take a physics course. In this case the formula would narrow the educational scope it set out to widen...
Boorstin, summa cum laude as an undergraduate and winner of a Rhodes Scholarship, also lashed out at Harvard's conservatism...
Known for his studies in 18th and 19th century English literature, Bate graduated summa cum laude from Harvard and was appointed a Junior Fellow after receiving his Ph. D. at Harvard in 1942. Levin and Quine are also former Junior Fellows...
This year's class also includes 21 magna cum laude degrees, six magna highest degrees, and 35 summa cum laudes--the highest in the history of the College...
...Summa recipients, as well as the four Class Marshalls, represent their class during Commencement and are presented diplomas at the morning ceremonies in the Yard. Other members of their class will receive their diplomas afterwards in presentation ceremonies in each House...