American Campus Podcast
a social and political history of US higher ed
American Campus Podcast
How to get a job at Harvard in 1860 with prabhdeep kehal
“The reasons that I have for wishing to go to Harvard are several. I feel that Harvard can give me a better background and a better liberal education than any other university. I have always wanted to go there, as I have felt that it is not just another college, but is a university with something definite to offer. Then too, I would like to go to the same college as my father. To be a "Harvard man" is an enviable distinction, and one that I sincerely hope I shall attain.” -John F. Kennedy, April 23, 1935
References:
- JFK's Harvard application, 1935. John F. Kennedy Library.
- bell hooks. All About Love.
- Torrey Peters. 2025. Stag Dance. Random House.
- Laura Garbes. 2025. Listeners Like Who? Exclusion and Resistance in the Public Radio Industry. Princeton University Press.
- pskconsulting.org
- Email prabh at pkehal@pskconsulting.org
- Sikh LGBTQIA+ Oral History Archive qtsikharchive.org
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