Harvard College

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

people stand at a table that reads "Harvard College Dean of Students Office First-Year Orientation"

Harvard’s New Online Orientation Emphasizes Intellectual Paths

A summer course for first-years focuses on academic success, diverse viewpoints.

by Jonathan Shaw

Supporters of affirmative action protest in Harvard Square. A poster reads, "Defend Diversity."

Court Upholds Harvard’s Race-Conscious Admissions Program

Harvard’s admissions policies do not discriminate against Asian-American applicants, a federal judge ruled today. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

The Lowell House bell tower, viewed from the the ground

Lowell House Renovations: An Inside Look

Historic Lowell House’s renovations bring a mixture of old and new, painstakingly refurbished and constructed.

by Jacob Sweet

Photograph of Harvard women lacrosse players celebrating.

Harvard Reviews Athletics

Dean Claudine Gay focuses on student experience, sports culture, and strategic planning.

by John S. Rosenberg

Photo of Harvard President Lawrence S. Bacow delivering Morning Prayers address.

Harvard President Bacow Morning Prayers Free Speech

President Bacow, at Morning Prayers, and deans, welcoming students, open the semester by addressing community values in a time of divisive discourse.

by John S. Rosenberg

Professors Douglas Melton and Michael Sandel prepare to launch their new Gen Ed course, open to students from across the University, at Klarman Hall.

Harvard College Debuts Gen Ed

The College’s required curriculum relaunches with dozens of new experiential, case-based courses.

by Nina Pasquini

The class of 2023 displays its class year banner for the first time

Convocation 2019

First-year Convocation for the class of 2023

by Nina Pasquini

Portrait of Julie Reuben, Warren professor of the history of American education, newly appointed inaugural faculty dean of Phillips Brooks House Center, and Travis Lovett, the newly appointed assistant dean of civic engagement and service

Harvard Public Service Leaders Announced

An inaugural faculty director and an assistant dean direct a broader civic-engagement effort.

by John S. Rosenberg

From Bureau of Study Counsel to Academic Resource Center

From Bureau of Study Counsel to Academic Resource Center

Portrait photo of admissions stalwart Dwight Miller

Dwight Miller, longtime Harvard admissions officer, retires

College admissions stalwart Dwight Miller retires.

by John S. Rosenberg

Photograph of Julie Chung and Drew Pendergrass

New Ledecky Fellows for 2019-2020

The Ledecky Fellows provide an undergraduate perspective on life at Harvard.