Harvard College
News, milestones, and profiles focused on the undergraduate experience.
Harvard Undergraduates Discuss a Changing University
A student panel grapples—civilly—with shifting policies and differing opinions.
Harvard Files Brief in Affirmative Action Appeal
The Supreme Court will hear arguments this fall.
Admissions Agenda
Thinking about how Harvard conducts admissions, as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh in
The End of Shopping Week
After much debate, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences votes to replace shopping week with previous-term registration.
Investing vs. Harvesting
Why (and how) to help undergraduates make the most of their extracurriculars
Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships
Four seniors win scholarships to Cambridge University.
“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
A Multiverse of Might-Have-Beens
A 2021 graduate returns to campus for a belated Commencement that feels more like a reunion.
Somethings Old, Somethings New
Familiar preliminaries, but with many post-pandemic wrinkles for Harvard’s 371st Commencement, in-person again
Forrest Gander and Theda Skocpol at Phi Beta Kappa Exercises
Both poet and orator consider the “fundamental threats” facing graduates as Commencement begins.
Katie Lapp Steps Down as Executive Vice President
After more than a decade, an institutional voice departs.
by Jacob Sweet