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.
The Inauguration Poem
The U.S. Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda S.C. Gorman ’20, practices her art in honor of President Bacow’s inauguration.
Harvard teaching learning agenda
Lessons old and new at the annual Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching conference
Harvard defends race-conscious admissions policies against lawsuit
New filings in a lawsuit against Harvard over admissions allege discrimination against Asian-Americans.
Undergraduate courses at the Graduate School of Design
Design courses enlarge the College curriculum.
New Ledecky Fellows Isa Flores-Jones and Cat Zhang
The Ledecky Fellows provide an undergraduate perspective on life at Harvard.
2018 Hiram Hunn Award winners
The admissions office honors alumni volunteers.
2018 Aloian Memorial Scholars
Two seniors who help make Houses into homes
ClassACT HR73, a group effort for change
ClassACT HR73 rallies classmates to engage in social change.
21,000 Hours
President Larry Bacow’s first Freshman Convocation
First-Gen Orientation
Harvard’s inaugural pre-orientation program for low-income freshmen