Currier House is one of twelve undergraduate residential Houses of Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Harvard College is the undergraduate section and oldest school of Harvard University, a Private university in the United States founded in 1636 by the Massachusetts Harvard College is the undergraduate section and oldest school of Harvard University, a Private university in the United States founded in 1636 by the Massachusetts Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Opened in September 1970, it is named after Audrey Bruce Currier, a member of the Radcliffe College Class of 1956 who, along with her husband, was killed in a plane crash in 1967. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Radcliffe College was a women's liberal arts college in Cambridge Massachusetts, and was the Coordinate college for Harvard University Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The area was formerly used as housing for Radcliffe College, and as such the four towers of Currier House are named for distinguished alumnae of Radcliffe, including the author Barbara Tuchman and composer Mabel Daniels. Radcliffe College was a women's liberal arts college in Cambridge Massachusetts, and was the Coordinate college for Harvard University Barbara Wertheim Tuchman ( January 30, 1912 &ndash February 6, 1989) was an American self-trained Historian and author Along with Cabot House and Pforzheimer House, Currier is part of the "Quad. Cabot House is one of twelve undergraduate residential Houses at Harvard University. Pforzheimer House, nicknamed PfoHo ( FOE-hoe) (and formerly named North House or NoHo) is one of twelve undergraduate residential Houses The Quadrangle at Harvard University, formerly called the Radcliffe Quadrangle or the Harvard Annex dorms, is part of Harvard's undergraduate campus in "
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Housemasters and Resident Dean
Currier currently has interim housemasters, Shah and Laura Khoshbin. Shah is a professor at Harvard Medical School and Laura is an attorney. A search is underway to replace former co-masters Harvard Business School professor Joseph L. Badaracco and his wife, former Harvard College deputy dean Patricia O'Brien. Harvard Business School ( HBS) is a renowned Business school in the United States Joseph L Badaracco is a professor of Business ethics at Harvard Business School. The Allston Burr Resident Dean is Katerine Stanton. The Allston Burr Resident Dean, or simply the Resident Dean, is the highest-ranking academic officer of an undergraduate House at Harvard College. Previous masters have included scholar of Islam and current Dean of Harvard Divinity School William A. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Harvard Divinity School is one of the constituent schools of Harvard University, located in Cambridge Massachusetts, in the United States. Graham, chemist and Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach, and classicist Gregory Nagy. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Dudley Robert Herschbach (born June 18, 1932) is an American Chemist at Harvard University. "Classical literature" redirects here For literature in Classical languages outside the Graeco-Roman sphere see Ancient literature. Gregory Nagy (pronounced /nadj/ born in Budapest Hungary, is an American professor of Classics at Harvard University, specializing in
Social Atmosphere
Because of its distance from most of the other residential houses, its physical layout (which places most of the house's social space near the entrance), and its small size (it has the smallest population of any house), many Currier residents consider the house to have one of the strongest and most cohesive house communities of Harvard's residential houses. Students routinely rank Currier's dining hall highest among Harvard dining halls in food quality. In 2005, Currier renovated a common space known as the "Fishbowl" to create an entertainment center complete with a big screen projector and surround sound system. In early 2006, Currier painted many of its interior walls to produce a more colorful atmosphere.
Most of Currier's bedrooms are single bedrooms connected by a sinkroom or full private bathroom, a rarity at Harvard (where most dormitories date to the 1920s and are now relatively crowded. ) The house is also known for the "Tenman," a suite of ten single bedrooms surrounding the largest in-suite common room at Harvard College.
Athletic Success
In 2004-2005, Currier House won the Straus Cup for the first time in over twenty years. The cup is given to the house that scores the most points in intramural athletic competition during the school year.
Famous Alumni
Famous alumni include Paul Attanasio, Michael Chertoff, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Caroline Kennedy, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Yo-Yo Ma. Paul Attanasio (born on November 14, 1959 in The Bronx, New York City) is an American Screenwriter and producer Michael B Chertoff (born November 28, 1953) is the current United States Secretary of Homeland Security, and co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act If you would like to experiment with Wikipedia please copy Steve Anthony Ballmer (born March 24 1956 is an American Businessman. Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (born November 27, 1957) is an American Author and Attorney. Neil deGrasse Tyson (born October 5 1958 in New York City) is an Astrophysicist and since 1996 the Frederick P This is an Anglicized version of the Chinese name "Ma Yo-yo" the family name is " Ma "
Gates and Ballmer met in Currier House, where the two lived on the same floor,[1] and formed a friendship that later led Gates to recruit his college friend to join his budding software company. [2] Gates also described during his 2007 commencement address at Harvard how he initiated one of his first software deals while making a call from his room in Currier House. [3]
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