Students & Alumni
Features on student life and alumni journeys, capturing the spirit, impact, and diversity of the Harvard community.
Trump Administration Expands Harvard Student Visa Vetting
State Department tells officials to screen social media, flag private accounts as suspicious.
by Nina Pasquini
First-Gen Inclusion and Belonging
Rachel Gable’s research on helping first-generation and low-income students succeed at elite colleges
by John S. Rosenberg
A Science Is Born
The “yeasty” times” when computer research grew at Harvard
by Harry R. Lewis
How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Fall semester interrupted, a century ago
by Matteo Wong
At Home with Harvard: The Real History of Women at Harvard
A selection of stories covering the admission of women, the Harvard-Radcliffe merger, the rise of women in the faculty ranks, Harvard’s first woman president, and more
Conferring Degrees, 2020
Harvard’s 369th Commencement goes virtual.
First-Gen Frontlines
Alumni describe their challenges in leaving home and coming to the College.
by John S. Rosenberg
Winter Retreat
The Harvard Mountaineering Club’s Mount Washington cabin
by Nell Porter-Brown
A First-Gen First
Alumni share their moving stories through the first interest-group “class report.”
by John S. Rosenberg
Admissions, through the Ages
College admissions stalwart Dwight Miller retires.
by John S. Rosenberg
The Players
How the Crimson squad from the immortal ’68 Game revealed a transforming Harvard
by George Howe Colt