Harvard College
News, milestones, and profiles focused on the undergraduate experience.
Faculty Set to Vote on Grade Inflation Proposal
Results of the email ballot will be announced on May 20.
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
Harvard Allows 40 Percent of Undergraduates Return Fall Semester
Freshmen and others on campus this fall, seniors in spring; plus calendar changes, no change in cost of attendance, and other details released
Harvard Single-Gender Club Rules Rescinded
Facing legal challenges, the University does away with its controversial regulations on final clubs, fraternities, and sororities.
College Yield Drops 3 Percent Since COVID-19
Some students have deferred their enrollment to next year.
Harvard fall plans informed by other northeastern colleges
Fall academic plans from four different New England institutions—and what Harvard faces
How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Fall semester interrupted, a century ago
by Matteo Wong