Currier House

Currier House is one of the twelve undergraduate residences of Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Opened in September 1970, it is named after Audrey Bruce Currier, a Harvard graduate. 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. Along with Cabot House and Pforzheimer House, Currier is part of the "Quad."

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Undergraduate - Harvard College - Cambridge, Massachusetts - 1970 - Audrey Bruce Currier - Radcliffe College - Cabot House - Pforzheimer House - Quad

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The current Masters of Currier House are Harvard Business School professor Joseph L. Badaracco and his wife Patricia O'Brien. Previous masters have included scholar of Islam William A. Graham, Nobel Prize-winning chemist Dudley R. Herschbach, and classicist Gregory Nagy.

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Harvard Business School - Islam - Nobel - Dudley R. Herschbach - Classicist - Gregory Nagy

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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 competition during the school year.

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Famous alumni include Paul Attanasio, Steve Ballmer, Michael Chertoff, Bill Gates, and Yo-Yo Ma.

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Paul Attanasio - Steve Ballmer - Michael Chertoff - Bill Gates - Yo-Yo Ma

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