...nedy School of GovernmentPublic policy and administration, political economy8 La SchoolConstitutional, criminal, and international la corporate finance9 School of Public HealthPublic health policy, epidemiology, nutrition, international healthAlso at Harvard University there is a interdisciplinary center for scholarship and learning-The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.Governance of the University The University has to governing boards. The Harvard Corporation - knon formally as the President and Fellos of Harvard College - is the Universitys executive board. The oldest corporation in the estern Hemisphere, the seven-member board is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Universitys finances and business affairs. The Corporation members are Larence H. Summers, President D. Ronald Daniel, University Treasurer, and Director, McKinsey Co. Hanna Holborn Gray, President Emerita and Harry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Professor of History, The University of Chicago Conrad K. Harper, Partner, Simpson Thacher Bartlett James R. Houghton, Chairman of the Board Emeritus, Corning Inc. Robert G. Stone Jr., Chairman EmeritusDirector, Kirby Corp. and Herbert S. inokur Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Capricorn Holdings Inc. Significant matters of educational and institutional policy are also brought before the President and Fellos by the President and Deans. The Board of Overseers consists of 30 members ho are elected at large by graduates of Harvard and Radcliffe. Through its Standing and Visiting Committees, the Board is informed about educational policies and practices of the University and provides advice to, and approves important actions of, the Corporation. Both the Corporation and Overseers must approve major teaching and administrative appointments. Students at Harvard University Visitors often ask ho is the typical Harvard student The anser is that there is no such person. Each student is a unique individual, and the student body is incredibly diverse. Harvard men and omen represent an array of ethnic groups, religious traditions, and political persuasions. They come from every region of the United States and more than 100 other countries. They include undergraduates and graduate, continuing education, and Summer School students. They range from pre-teens to octogenarians in 1997, Mary Fasano became the oldest person ever to earn a Harvard degree hen she graduated from the Extension School at the age of 89. Harvard College students have a remarkable range of backgrounds and academic and extracurricular interests. To-thirds come from public schools, and about to-thirds receive some form of financial aid. Despite their diversity, Harvard students as a group do seem to share a fe characteristics. 1. Academic excellence. In 1999, Harvard led the nation in Marshall Scholars, ith six seniors being chosen, along ith a recent graduate. And for seven out of the last nine years, Harvard led the nation in Rhodes Scholars tying ith the University of Chicago in 1998. The application process for the Harvard College Class of 2004 marked the ninth time in the past decade that applications for admission had risen. By all the standard measures of academic talent, including test scores and academic performance in school, the group is impressive. For example, more than 56 percent of the candidates averaged 1,400 or higher on their SATs, almost 2,000 scored a perfect 800 on their SAT II English, over 2,500 scored 800 on their SAT II math, and almost 3,000 ere valedictorians of their high schools. 2. Harvard students display their talents in a ide array of extracurricular activities - including music, dance, theater, sports, journalism, and public service. Sukanya Lahiri 00 has a dream of peace for the Middle East. But she doesnt just dream about it shes tried actively to help bring it about. At Harvard, through a program called Seeds of Peace, Lahiri orked ith students from embattled areas of the orld, including Bosnia, the Middle East, and the inner cities of the United States. e instill conflict resolution and mediation skills into young people and hope that theyll take those skills home ith them, she said. In 1997, Lahiri on a National Conference of Christians and Jes Youth Humanitarian Aard. A joint concentrator in sociology and economics, Lahiri also orked as a volunteer research assistant for Rosabeth Moss Kanter, a professor at Harvard Business School. I am a great believer in the poer of young people to create major transformation, Kanter said. ith her combination of skills, motivation, and dedication, I have no doubt Sukanya can have a big impact. 3. Harvard students sho a real knack for taking hat theyve learned in school and in life and applying it to solve problems.During her four years at Harvard, Gloria Bruce 00 spent some time every eek tutoring children in an after-school enrichment program in Boston. Alongside other volunteers, Bruce, a history concentrator, orked one-on-one ith a group of 6- to 12-year-olds, helping them ith homeork, honing their math and reading skills, and leading them in creative learning projects. Bruce ended up co-director of the program. On the road from freshman to senior, Bruces other journey led her to a commitment to public service. In addition to orking during the school year, she spent time during the summer living in the Boston community and orking ith the children every day. The program means a lot to me, she said. Its the most meaningful thing Ive done at Harvard. It made me realize that teaching and orking ith young children ill be at least a part of my career. Troy Stanfield, MBA 00Consultant, Bain CompanyMy success at Bain is largely due to my experience at Harvard Business School. Instead of reading textbooks, at HBS you read case studies describing real business problems, take on the role of the protagonist, and struggle to find the right anser. The opportunity to play entrepreneur to to three times a day through the cases, to fail and succeed in the laboratory environment of the classroom, as invaluable training.hat also makes the case study method so magical is that you analyze them ith 80 other people ho are all from different backgrounds and cultures. I found time and time again, that after having spent all night coming up ith the right anser, my section mates presented equally compelling reasons to take dramatically different approaches. These sort of exchanges cant help but expand your horizons and force you to think in ne aysa critical skill for a consultant.But the single greatest benefit I derived from my HBS experience as the close friends that I made. Its strange to think that in just to years you can forge such deep relationships, but the everyday interactions, the struggles and triumphs in orking through the cases, makes one very close ith their section mates.Looking forard, one day Id like to be an entrepreneur. Even though society is changing, HBS gives me the stamp of approval and the c...
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