Dean’s Welcome
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All of us at the Harvard Summer School invite you to join us in 2009 in a long academic tradition of excellence and innovation. Begun in 1871, our program is the oldest academic summer session in the United States and continues today to offer a unique opportunity for intellectual exploration and cultural enrichment through the remarkable resources of Harvard University.
Our more than 300 courses cover a wide range of topics, including those in sciences, humanities, writing, economics, computer science, and over a dozen foreign languages. We offer a premedical curriculum to prepare you for advanced studies and courses ranging from drama and dance to management and finance. In addition to the courses in Cambridge we offer study abroad programs in locations around the world. These are directed by Harvard faculty and provide special opportunities for international studies. Our college-level program for secondary school students includes special seminars and advising in academic areas as well as in preparation for college.
As a visiting student at Harvard you will join a vibrant community of motivated students and distinguished faculty as you satisfy your intellectual curiosity, earn academic credit, and explore the many facets of Harvard University and the Boston-Cambridge area. On behalf of the faculty, I invite you to examine our offerings and to join one of America’s most stimulating academic environments. We believe you will have a productive and rewarding summer experience at Harvard University.
Donald H. Pfister
Dean of the Summer School
Asa Gray Professor of Systematic Botany and Curator of the Farlow Library and Herbarium