Harvard College

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

Harvard’s New Online Orientation Emphasizes Intellectual Paths

A summer course for first-years focuses on academic success, diverse viewpoints.

by Jonathan Shaw

A Nearly Normal First-Year Move-In

Arriving students animate Harvard Yard

by Nancy Walecki

Forum: Is Harvard Complacent?

Considering fundamental change in the wake of the pandemic

by Brian Rosenberg

How will Harvard change post-coronavirus?

Opportunities in admissions, online degrees, research, and more

The Art of the Dean

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences leader’s plans before and beyond the pandemic

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Class of 2025 Needs Overflow Housing

The College announces additional housing, move-in protocols for oversized first-year class.

by Jacob Sweet

Namwali Serpell

The professor of English is also a novelist and a critic.

by Jonathan Shaw

The future of teaching

Pilot program points to the potential of hybrid instruction.

by John S. Rosenberg

Melvin Miller ’56: “Not going…to stand aside”

The founder, editor, and publisher of The Bay State Banner profiled

by Juliet Isselbacher

Harvard Graduation Morning Exercises Commencement 2021

The Morning Exercises—further adapted for the era of COVID and streaming—come with strong messages about racial justice.

by John S. Rosenberg , Jacob Sweet

The Baccalaureate—and Proliferating Graduations 2021

President Bacow on reconnecting with other people, and new First-Gen and LGBTQ+ graduation celebrations join the roster

by John S. Rosenberg