High Table is a venerable tradition in Lowell House dating back to Lowell's first faculty dean, Julian Lowell Coolidge, mathematics professor and anglophile.  He instituted High Table, alluding to the old Oxford and Cambridge traditions, as a formal dinner with select seniors and Senior Common Room members of the House. The difference between the anglo traditions and Coolidge's was that he preferred SCR members dine with students and not simply above them on the 'high table.'

Over the decades High Table has evolved both in flavor and frequency. It no longer occurs every Monday night but three or four times each semester, with about 50 people per dinner and carefully assigned seating. It is dressy, it remains on a Monday evening, and it is still seniors-only.   

High Table is an opportunity for students to dine closely with faculty, administrators, and other esteemed guests one would not otherwise encounter. It is an opportunity for seniors to network with professionals in various fields or find a connection to a new undertaking. It is always an entertaining, delicious, and intellectually lively dinner.

Logistics for seniors:  High Tables are been planned throughout the year.  Invitations will be sent directly to you by the House Office. We do need firm RSVPs for a headcount ahead of the dinner date so please respond.

Dates of the fall semester High Tables in 2023 are October 23, November 6 and November 27