Harvard College

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

group of students perform on a stage in front of a crowd

University People | July-August 2025

Stand-Up to Simmer Down

In comedy groups, students find ways to be absurd, present, and a little less self-conscious.

by Nina Pasquini

An aerial view (taken by a drone) of the south side of Harvard’s new science and engineering complex, in a perspective looking northwest toward the stadium

John Harvard's Journal | January-February 2021

“A 500-Year Building”

A new center for engineering and applied sciences—finally

by Jonathan Shaw

Exhibit showing Harvard Management Company investment returns by asset class in fiscal year 2020

John Harvard's Journal | January-February 2021

The Financial Fallout…So Far

The pandemic—and prospects for the University and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences

by John S. Rosenberg

A graph shows that the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has become gradually more diverse, but that the total size of the faculty has grown little for more than a decade.

John Harvard's Journal | January-February 2021

Broadening the Faculty’s Ranks

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ annual report on the professoriate—and the challenges of making it more diverse

by John S. Rosenberg

Portrait of Rachel Gable, author of new book on first-generation students at elite colleges

John Harvard's Journal | January-February 2021

First-Gen Inclusion and Belonging

Rachel Gable’s research on helping first-generation and low-income students succeed at elite colleges

by John S. Rosenberg

Rakesh Khurana, Dean of Harvard College, photographed in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ Faculty Room

University News |

Harvard College Invites Seniors, Most Juniors to Campus for Spring Term

After a successful fall term, but with coronavirus protocols still in place, an attempt to accommodate more undergraduates in residence

by John S. Rosenberg

Photograph of demonstrators in front of the federal courthouse in Boston where the SFFA v. Harvard trial took place, with signs reading "Harvard No More Racial Stereotyping" and "My Race Should Not Hurt Me In Admissions.

University News |

Appeals Court Rules in Harvard’s Favor in Admissions Lawsuit

The latest ruling in a yearslong lawsuit alleging that the College’s admissions process discriminates against Asian-Americans 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

University News |

“This Year Is Different…”

…prompting a different kind of Faculty of Arts and Sciences annual report.

by John S. Rosenberg

Photograph of Emma Dench, dean of Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

University News |

Fewer Grad Students, No Spring Recess

Harvard continues to change with the coronavirus.

by John S. Rosenberg

Portrait of Harvard President Lawrence S. Bacow

University News |

The Upside

President Bacow remains positive despite the pandemic.

by John S. Rosenberg

Photograph of Harvard Science Center tent where arriving first-year College students began virus-testing procedures

John Harvard's Journal | November-December 2020

Fraught Fall

A semester conducted in the shadow of the coronavirus

by John S. Rosenberg