Progress report
Life at Harvard can be a big adjustment for freshmen — and for their parents. “I went to his multivariable calculus class, and the only part of the lecture I didn’t understand was the part after the professor said, ‘Good morning,’” joked Matthew Gollub of Santa Rosa, Calif., who was visiting his son Jacob during Freshman Parents Weekend. After two hectic months of picking classes, signing up for extracurricular activities, adjusting to roommates’ idiosyncrasies, problem sets, and midterms, most Harvard freshmen have settled into College life, and were ready to introduce it to moms and dads from across the country. The annual welcoming of parents included faculty presentations, tours, open houses, and a chance for parents to sit in on classes. “It’s like a candy store of activities,” said Julie Huettner of Rochester, Minn., as she toured Lamont Library. For Gollub, not all of his son’s classes were as befuddling as calculus. “The jazz theory...