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.
Linda Liedel of Harvard women’s soccer
Linda Liedel ’21 always knew how good she could be.
by Jacob Sweet
A life lesson from Willie Banks
A life lesson from Willie Banks
On YouTube, watch vlogger John Fish grow
On YouTube, watch John Fish grow.
by Jacob Sweet
A pocket globe at the Harvard Archives
Ebenezer Storer’s pocket globe
by Jacob Sweet
The Movement for Open Syllabi
“It’s kind of like when you go to the library to check out one book, but it’s actually the book next to the book you were looking for that was the important one. A syllabus sets up that opportunity.”
Harvard Appoints Interim Winthrop House Leaders
After a tumultuous semester, Mark and Mary Herlihy-Gearan take up the reins.
Harvard Testing Tool for Curricular Exploration
Researchers with metaLAB (at) Harvard will test a new course exploration tool that presents the curriculum as a rich network of connections.
Harvard dismisses fencing coach
Peter Brand dismissed
"I Can't See My Family"
DACA recipient Daishi Miguel Tanaka '19 graduated last month without his parents in attendance.
Adams House Renewal Begins
The four-year renewal of Adams will run far longer than any of the other House projects.