Harvard-Radcliffe Class of 1981

REMINDER: Ballots must be RECEIVED in Cambridge by noon on May 20.

The HAA Nominating Committee developed a slate of candidates for the Board of Overseers and HAA Elected Directors.  As you may know, in addition to the HAA-nominated slate, five petition candidates qualified for ballot placement in the Board of Overseers election.

Please read more about how their positions challenge Harvard’s current college tuition and admissions practices in this Harvard Magazine article. The article includes a letter from five past Board of Overseers presidents sharing their concerns about the petition candidate platform.  See also this Crimson editorial and the website of the Coalition for a Diverse Harvard for more info.

Please vote for a full slate (five Overseers, six HAA Directors).  If you have questions, the elections FAQ may be helpful.

Note: Please let us know if there are better summaries of the controversy over this election, or ones that represent other important points of view.

Due to record-breaking registration numbers, we may not be able to accommodate walk-ins at select events. Register by Friday at 5 pm EDT to ensure that you can attend everything you want. we have changed some venues, and now we do expect to accommodate walk-ins at all events.

If you are interested in attending as a walk-in, and have any questions about capacity at the various events, contact us.

Note that all children must be registered. No childrens program walk-ins.

The good news, of course, is that we’ve broken the registration record for a Harvard 35th reunion!

Edited & revised May 17, 2016.

Things you can do for your reunion:

• Please take your reunion survey.  It’s extra-short and painless.  The link is in the May 10 email, or feel free to ask for it.  Thanks, the survey’s being processed now.
• Speak at Glimpses, giving us a 5-minute glimpse of your life.  All full, thanks.
• Volunteer for Open Mic night: sing, play music, tell jokes, read poetry.
• Contribute photos & videos of what you’ve been up to, for our “Class Works” collection.
• Also we’d love your photos from college.
• You can view and submit Class Notes.
• Join the conversation on the HR1981 Facebook group.

Registration has closed for our reunion, but we will welcome walk-ins. Prices have been reduced for all. Subsidies are available if you need them.  All the details about attending (including parking info) are here.

Also on this site: We’ve a classmate attendee list. Commencement info. The children’s program schedule. And the various reunion newsletters. It’s going to be a great program!

Countdown to reunion:

Revised: May 17, 2016

You should have received another email, with the latest news and details about our 35th reunion: Wednesday through Sunday, May 25-29, 2016, and also more invitations to pre-reunion events.

You’ve invited to participate: Sign up to sing, or to lead small-group meet-ups.. Please also submit photos from college, or of your own works.

If you didn’t receive this email, then check your spam trap. Then check your HAA profile or just give our HAA staff liaison your current email address.

You can also see all the previous emails from your classmates on the reunion committee.

Dear Classmate:

Your planning committee has been working towards a reunion that will better connect us to each other, and celebrate the wonderful diversity of types that make up our HR’81 family. Please look around this site for the reunion schedule, how to submit digital content, and ways you can participate. Email and call your fellow ’81ers, and urge them to join us in May. We have housing on campus and subsidies as needed, and aim to make the reunion barrier-free in all respects.

We are looking forward to seeing you all in May,

HR 1981 35th Reunion Planning Committee
Co-Chairs: Susan Israel, Guy Fish, Barbara Watson, Patric Verrone, & Kate Elliott Smith

You should have received another email, with news and details about our 35th reunion, which will be Wednesday through Sunday, May 25-29, 2016, and also more invitations to pre-reunion events.

If you didn’t receive it, then check your spam trap, and then check your HAA profile or just give our HAA staff liaison your current email address.

You can also see the previous two emails from your classmates on the reunion committee.

ADDING:  Full details for registration & attending reunion are on the 35th Reunion Registration page.  Like all the most important info, it’s found via the menu in the page banner above.

News and updates on our reunion:

• There will be on-campus housing, with most of us enjoying the newly-renovated Dunster House. See below for pricing.
• A new reunion-update email went to all classmates.
• We’ve a new draft reunion schedule.
• Online registration is coming soon!

We now have the housing costs for reunion:

• Adult Housing Pricing:
  • First night: $95
  • Second night: $75 ($170 for a 2-night stay)
  • Additional nights only $50 (So, 3- or 4-night stays are $220 or $270)
• Child Housing Pricing, 18 mths to 18 years:
  • $75 flat fee (Same price for 1 night, or for 4)