Harvard College

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

people stand at a table that reads "Harvard College Dean of Students Office First-Year Orientation"

Harvard’s New Online Orientation Emphasizes Intellectual Paths

A summer course for first-years focuses on academic success, diverse viewpoints.

by Jonathan Shaw

Embracing AI

The dawn of the virtual teaching fellow

by Jonathan Shaw

Irene Soto Marín with Harvard's Ancient Mediterranean Classical Sculptures

Irene Soto Marín

Ancient history professor studies coins, ceramics, and Zelda.

by Max J. Krupnick

A large group of donkeys entering Harvard Yard with a few elephants interspersed.

The Elephant in the Room

Conservative undergraduates’ campus debates

by Max J. Krupnick

Students protest the Supreme Court decision.

After Affirmative Action

The Supreme Court upends admissions.

by Jonathan Shaw , Lincoln Caplan

Photograph of student rally against the Supreme Court decision with the John Harvard statue in the background

Harvard Students Protest Supreme Court Ruling

With a march and speeches, students vowed to fight back.

by Ryan Doan-Nguyen

Supreme court justices

Supreme Court Bans Race-Conscious Admissions

The ruling encompasses both public and private institutions of higher education.

by Jonathan Shaw

Not Sporting?

Crimson athletics meets the transfer portal, compensation for student names and images, different demographics, and other looming threats

Easing the College Transition

Rising Scholars brings incoming first-years from under-funded high schools to campus early.

by Max J. Krupnick

Harvard Cambridge Scholars

Four moving on to further studies abroad 

Larry Wilmore delivers the Class Day address

Larry Wilmore Follows His Path

In his Class Day address, the television writer/producer encouraged students to follow their dreams  

by Max J. Krupnick