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Roosevelt slept here

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Harvard History
May 2, 1978
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences approves the creation of the undergraduate Core Curriculum Program to replace the General Education Program launched in 1945.

This Week's Top Gazette Stories

Special Green section: Sustainability at work	• Gene variants increase breast cancer risk • Global values, global health • Faculty awarded Cabot Fellowships • Commencement traditions go back 365 years
	A tale of two scholars: Darwin vs. Agassiz

Children perform approximate math without instruction
Nieman Foundation announces 2007-08 fellows
Cambridge Historical Commission recognizes Radcliffe
Chiara Quartet named Blodgett Artists-in-Residence


Market day approaches	See the big top go up	Underlying structure

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May 31, 2007

Stately portal: The doorway to Pierce Hall looks very Harvard with stone railings above and beautifully detailed door below.
Staff photo Rose Lincoln/Harvard News Office