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.
Harvard professional schools move online, endowment distribution decreased
…and the endowment distribution is decreased, as the College completes its plans.
The Man in the Top Hat
A return to campus, to take in virtual graduation with friends
“Stay in Your Cocoon!”
Conan O'Brien ’85 speaks to the Class of 2020
by Jacob Sweet
Harvard commencement degree conferral
During the pandemic, a downsized, online degree-conferral—and stern words about the war on free expression and Veritas
Harvard Faculty Meet Remotely on Teaching, Finances
The last regular Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting of the year, convened remotely, addresses teaching, finances, and climate change.
Harvard faces coronavirus impact
The sudden dispersal from Cambridge and Boston, Commencement postponed, and the looming financial consequences
David Barrett reports on New York City’s birds
A quest to chronicle New York City’s avian community
The End of Spontaneity
Lauren Fadiman ’21 on being away from college, where one is never alone
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."
College Admits 4.9 Percent of Applicants to Class of 2024
And the term bill exceeds $70,000 for the first time.