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.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard confronts the challenges of inclusion

The Harvard community confronts the challenges of inclusion. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Room for improvement in Harvard's Wintersession

Room for improvement in Wintersession

Lowell House Renewal to Last Two Years

Lowell residents will live in swing housing from the fall of 2017 through the spring of 2019. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Harvard's Hasty Pudding names Kerry Washington Woman of the Year

The Hasty Pudding picks the Scandal actress for its famous pot.

by Laura Levis

Curriculum overhaul at Harvard College

Harvard prepares to reset its undergraduate curriculum—again.

by John S. Rosenberg

Rhodes Scholarships Awarded to Six Harvard Seniors

Alacha, Huckins, Hyland, Lam, Pham, and Shahawy win two or three years of study at Oxford.

by Jonathan Shaw

Photographs of black professors defaced at Harvard Law School

Tensions arise at the University—as elsewhere around the country. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Houghton Library undergraduate fellowship supports a summer immersion

The Houghton Library undergraduate fellowship supports a summer immersion in its collections.

by Zara Zhang

Harvard’s new dean of Engineering and applied sciences outlines goals

School of engineering positioned to tackle big, cross-disciplinary societal problems, says new dean.

Diversity, design engineering, and admissions in Harvard fall term

Morning Prayers and Freshman Convocation themes, economists’ exodus, health benefits round two, and reengineering admissions

by John S. Rosenberg