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News, milestones, and profiles focused on the undergraduate experience.
Readers Respond to Our ‘Grade Inflation’ Survey
A sampling of thoughts about the many A’s at Harvard
Claudine Gay Announces Racial-Justice Initiatives
Changes include a new dean, added faculty.
by Jacob Sweet
Harvard Fall Pandemic Uncertainties
In volatile circumstances, plans are upended and remade.
Harvard fall student and staff conditions
Who will be at Harvard when the academic year begins—and under what conditions
Using puzzles to teach physics
In his freshman seminar, Cumrun Vafa uses puzzles to help students understand complex physics.
by Steve Nadis
David L. Evans, longtime Harvard admissions officer, retires
David L. Evans made a difference for 50 years.
by Matteo Wong
What I Learned From a Forced Return to Slowness
The pandemic sent a Harvard senior back to his hometown—just as the flowers started blooming.
Michael Sandel’s “The Tyranny of Merit” reviewed by Spencer Lenfield
Michael Sandel makes the case against meritocracy.
The much-shrunken class of 1823
The Class of 1823 goes rogue and gets booted.
by Jacob Sweet
First-Year International Students Won't Be Allowed on Campus This Fall
Federal visa restrictions will prevent freshman international students from living in the United States.
Harvard MIT Sue U.S. Government Over International Students Directive
Attack U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement directive