Harvard College

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

Mount Vernon, Historic Preservation, and American Politics

Anne Neal Petri promotes George Washington and historic literacy.

by Nell Porter-Brown

The Undergraduate considers the Smith Campus Center

The Undergraduate considers the Smith Campus Center

by Isa Flores-Jones

Harvard renames art film department

Renaming Visual and Environmental Studies to signal a clearer focus on making art and film

by John S. Rosenberg

Hasty Pudding Announces 2019’s Man and Woman of the Year

Bryce Dallas Howard and Milo Ventimiglia will receive their awards on January 31 and February 8, respectively.  

Will future online education become limited to professional degrees?

Harvard and MIT experiences suggest a more constrained vision for massive free courses.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard’s Womanless History

Completing the University’s self-portrait 

College Admits 13.4 Percent of Early-Action Applicants

More women in science, and a steady increase in Asian-American admits 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

SFFA v. Harvard lawsuit could determine the fate of affirmative action

The lawsuit that could determine the fate of affirmative action

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

The Undergraduate considers the composition of Harvard College

The Undergraduate considers the composition of Harvard College.

by Catherine Zhang

Confronting pitfalls of machine learning, artificial intelligence

Ethics and the dawn of decision-making machines

by Jonathan Shaw

Single-Gender Groups Sue Harvard

Two lawsuits allege the College’s sanctions policy constitutes sex-based discrimination. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova