Ivy League
How Victor Agbafe’s immigrant parents taught him the lessons to get into all eight Ivies
Victor Agbafe credits his parents for surrounding him with a strong support system to succeed. So we asked him to elaborate more on the role of his parents and to share how being the son of immigrants shaped him as both a student and a person.
‘Triumphs of Experience’: Studying the Happy Life
Between 1939 and 1944, more than 200 Harvard students — all “physically and mentally healthy” men — were recruited to participate in a study. Norman Mailer and Leonard Bernstein were rejected, but the other 200-some odd students had the privilege of being tracked by Harvard Medical School for the rest of their lives. At first, […]
Princeton’s First Female President Shirley Tilghman Stepping Down
After 11 years in the job Shirley Tilghman, Princeton University’s first female president, will be stepping down at the end of the academic year. In her time there Tilghman was part of the committee that set the blueprint for the Human Genome Project. She also served as a role model for women in the sciences […]
Skeleton in Harvard’s closet comes to light in ‘Unnatural Acts’
In 2002, a Harvard University sophomore found evidence in the university’s archives of a court that sough out and punished gay students. This scandal is the backdrop for “Unnatural Acts,” a new play at the Classic Stage Company in New York.