Harvard College

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

Harvard Funds Student “Bridges” Projects

Eight new initiatives to build community on campus will get underway early next year. 

by Lydialyle Gibson

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

Investing vs. Harvesting

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

by Richard J. Light , Allison Jegla

Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships

Four seniors win scholarships to Cambridge University.

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

“We Salute You, and We Thank You”

Harvard’s emotional celebration provides closure for the classes of 2020 and 2021—and honors those who served during the pandemic.

by John S. Rosenberg , Nancy Walecki , Lydialyle Gibson , Jacob Sweet