In August 2018, Grossman Library, located in Sever Hall, merged with the larger Harvard College Library system, giving non-degree students access to the Harvard Library, including electronic resources and select computer facilities. A New York Times guidebook stated that professors said some courses were "virtually identical."
A number of on-campus Harvard courses are recorded and offered to Extension students online. For these courses, office hours and other student support are typically available through live or asynchronous software. The majority of instructors at the Extension School, 52%, are Harvard affiliates; 48% are faculty from peer schools and industry professionals.
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To be eligible to apply to the Extension School's degree programs, students must "earn [their] way in" by passing the Test of Critical Reading and Writing Skills as well as completing two or three designated admission classes with a B or better. They can also run for elections in the Harvard Graduate Council and participate in Harvard Innovation Labs activities. and five different societies: the Psychological Student Society, the Creative Writing & Literature Student Society, the Industrial Organizational Psychology Student Society, the Global Development Practice Student Society, and the Veteran Student Society.
Notable people
Alumni
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File:Andrei Spînu (06.05.2022).jpg|Andrei Spînu (ALM), Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova
File:Álvaro Uribe (cropped).jpg|Álvaro Uribe (CSS), 31st President of Colombia
File:Aníbal Gaviria.jpg|Aníbal Gaviria, Governor of Antioquia
File:Brian Mast official 115th Congress photo.jpg|Brian Mast (ALB), U.S. representative for Florida's 21st congressional district
File:Scott Taylor official photo.jpg|Scott Taylor (ALB, ALM), U.S. representative for Virginia's 2nd congressional district
File:Michael F. Fahey III (3).jpg|MajGen Michael F. Fahey (ALM 2012), Commanding General of the 4th Marine Division
File:Dan Choi West Point.jpg|Dan Choi, United States Army veteran and LGBTQ+ advocate
File:Chesteradolan.jpg|Maj Chester A. Dolan Jr., 83rd President of the Massachusetts Senate
File:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.jpg|Bradley Jones Jr. (ALB), Minority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
File:Latanya Sweeney at a Knight News Challenge event in New York City, November 2017.jpg|Latanya Sweeney (ALB), Professor at Harvard Kennedy School and Faculty Dean in Currier House
File:Clarence DeMar 1.jpg|Clarence DeMar (AA), Olympic marathon runner
File:Chanda Rubin (USA) (21607419076).jpg|Chanda Rubin (ALB), Professional tennis player
File:Andrew Ference Cfac84 (5216493595).jpg|Andrew Ference, professional ice hockey defenseman
File:Ann Romney by Gage Skidmore.jpg|Ann Romney, First Lady of Massachusetts
File:Peter Hans.png|Peter Hans (ALM), 7th President of University of North Carolina system
File:Jamus Lim 3 (cropped).jpg|Jamus Lim (ALM 2018), Member of Parliament of Singapore
File:Chris Rufo 2022.jpg|Christopher Rufo (ALM), Activist
File:William Kwok at Hong Kong Baptist University.jpg|William Kwok (ALM), Chinese-American martial arts educator and community safety advocate
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Faculty
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Colton t.jpg|Timothy Colton
David J. Malan.png|David J. Malan
Roy Glauber.jpg|Roy J. Glauber, Dean of Harvard College
Abott Lawrence Lowell by John Singer Sargent 1923.jpeg|A. Lawrence Lowell,