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.
Fencing champion Adrienne Jarocki on the sport of “physical chess"
Two-time NCAA women’s fencing champion Adrienne Jarocki talks about the sport of “physical chess.”
Harvard College Class of 2020 admissions report and term bill
A record applicant pool, a 5.2 percent admissions rate, and a $63,025 term bill
Jerome Groopman guides Harvard students to insights from narratives of illness
The students in Jerome Groopman’s “Insights from Narratives of Illness” wrestle with the profound.
Sexual Assault Report Calls For Harvard Campus Culture Change
The report urges annual prevention training for faculty and students, more funding, and changes in final clubs.
Harvard capital campaign nears $6.5-billion goal
Now comes the harder part: fulfilling under-funded priorities.
Harvard House Masters Renamed Faculty Deans
The change follows months of debate on diversity and inclusion at the College.
Testing season for Harvard men's basketball
An unexpectedly challenging season for men’s basketball
An Indiana kid at Harvard
“The absence of prejudice is still a long way from the presence of interest.”
by Bailey Trela
Harvard spring 2016 news briefs
Shirley Tilghman on the Corporation, Jane Yellen at Radcliffe, encouraging entrepreneurs, aiming at endowments, and more
Harvard Spring 2016 news briefs
An Overseers' challenge slate, reengineering admissions, and General Education revised