Harvard College

News, milestones, and profiles focused on the undergraduate experience.

Mount Vernon, Historic Preservation, and American Politics

Anne Neal Petri promotes George Washington and historic literacy.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Will Global Democracy Survive?

Scholars on the current rise of fascism, domestically and abroad

by Nancy Walecki

Harvard Launches Science and Engineering Startup Program

The Grid will provide funding, mentoring, educational programming, and dedicated workspace to support startups from Harvard labs.  

by Jonathan Shaw

Defeat by Truth Is Victory

President Lawrence S. Bacow’s fall Morning Prayers address at Memorial Church

by Jonathan Shaw

Convocation 2022: Grow in Wisdom

Speakers’ remarks reflect the urgencies of a turbulent time.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Re-Wilding Harvard

Bringing native plant species back to campus.

by Kristina DeMichele

Learners, Grizzled and Downy

An affecting reunion, and Houghton Library accessible to all

by Primus VI

Harvard Files Brief in Affirmative Action Appeal

The Supreme Court will hear arguments this fall.

by Jonathan Shaw

Admissions Agenda

Thinking about how Harvard conducts admissions, as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh in

by John S. Rosenberg

The End of Shopping Week

After much debate, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences votes to replace shopping week with previous-term registration.

by Jonathan Shaw

Investing vs. Harvesting

Why (and how) to help undergraduates make the most of their extracurriculars

by Richard J. Light , Allison Jegla