Harvard College
News, milestones, and profiles focused on the undergraduate experience.
Stand-Up to Simmer Down
In comedy groups, students find ways to be absurd, present, and a little less self-conscious.
by Nina Pasquini
The COVID-19 Commencement
During the pandemic, a downsized, online degree-conferral—and stern words about the war on free expression and Veritas
by John S. Rosenberg , Jacob Sweet
A Faculty Meeting “Unlike Any Other”
The last regular Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting of the year, convened remotely, addresses teaching, finances, and climate change.
by John S. Rosenberg
The Campus, Quieted
The sudden dispersal from Cambridge and Boston, Commencement postponed, and the looming financial consequences
by John S. Rosenberg
The Early Bird
A quest to chronicle New York City’s avian community
by Nell Porter-Brown
The End of Spontaneity
Lauren Fadiman ’21 on being away from college, where one is never alone
by Lauren Fadiman
All College Spring-Semester Grades Will Be Satisfactory-Unsatisfactory
“We cannot proceed as if nothing has changed,” FAS dean Claudine Gay wrote. “Everything has changed."
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
College Admits 4.9 Percent of Applicants to Class of 2024
And the term bill exceeds $70,000 for the first time.
“Don’t Zoom While Driving”
On taking a Harvard Gen Ed class remotely with William C. Kirby
by John S. Rosenberg
Second Chances in CS50
In a paper aimed at fellow educators, David Malan reports on interventions designed to teach academic honesty in the wildly popular introductory computer science course he teaches at Harvard.
by Jonathan Shaw
Losing a Chair
“What will it mean to end our time on this campus with no closure, no time to reflect on what it all meant?”
by Drew Pendergrass