Students

Narratives and news capturing the lives, struggles, and achievements of current students.

Johnston Gate at Harvard University with green foliage behind it

The Harvard AI Debate Heats Up

The University has pushed the adoption of AI into teaching and operations, but faculty resistance is growing louder.

by Schuyler Velasco

An illustration showing a teacher sitting on an enormous open book with students on screens hovering around her, some raising their hands to ask questions

Harvard College gets its courses online

Students, faculty, and staff adjust to a changed landscape.

by Jacob Sweet

Harvard undergraduates Jorge Campos and Reeda Iqbal

The 2020 Aloian Scholars

Seniors who’ve enhanced Harvard House life

Group of people attending a virtual meeting

“Our Vote Counts”

A cross-cultural effort fosters civic engagement in activists’ own communities.

by Kristina DeMichele

The author's dog, Yuki, sits on the grass during a walk in the park.

In Search of Spontaneity

A new College semester begins, at home. 

by Matteo Wong

Graphic with red background that reads: At Home with Harvard: Back to School

At Home with Harvard: Back to School

Our coverage of the freshman experience at Harvard

Photo of Harvard College dean Rakesh Khurana in shirtsleeves

“Find Your Way to Heal This World”

A virtual Convocation for the College class of 2024

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Graphic with red back ground and in white type which reads—At Home with Harvard: Women in Sports

At Home with Harvard: Women in Sports

Celebrating women athletes raising the bar in their sports

Colorful composite drawing of the author, dressed in cap and gown, at home in Cambridge, with scenes of blossoming trees and a yellow moving truck visible through the window.

What I Learned From a Forced Return to Slowness

The pandemic sent a Harvard senior back to his hometown—just as the flowers started blooming.

by Drew Pendergrass

Photographs of the new student writing fellows Che Applewhaite and Mean Venkataramanan

Harvard Magazine’s 2020-2021 Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows

The 2020-2021 Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows

Illustration imagining the evolution of computer science at Harvard in a playful way

Computer science at Harvard in the 1960s and 1970s

The “yeasty” times” when computer research grew at Harvard

by Harry R. Lewis