Students
Narratives and news capturing the lives, struggles, and achievements of current students.
Harvard Faculty Debate Plan to Cap A Grades
At a lively meeting, faculty members weighed a grade inflation plan that most agreed is imperfect.
The Need for Communal Healing
Coming to terms with personal and pandemic grief
The Long Game
A standout golfer’s patient approach
by Jacob Sweet
Investing vs. Harvesting
Why (and how) to help undergraduates make the most of their extracurriculars
Disagreeing Well
Harvard debater Bo Seo writes about productive differences of opinion.
Aiming for Excellence
New books by Harvard experts on college preparation, rankings, student experiences, and institutional strategies
The End of Shopping Week
After much debate, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences votes to replace shopping week with previous-term registration.
A Multiverse of Might-Have-Beens
A 2021 graduate returns to campus for a belated Commencement that feels more like a reunion.
“To Serve Better Thy Country and Thy Kind”
Eight graduates commissioned into the armed services at ROTC ceremony
Michelle Wu Tells the Truth
The Boston mayor shares her story at the College’s Class Day 2022.
by Jacob Sweet
The Student Commencement Speakers
Three 2022 graduates—and one from 2020—do the honors.
by Jacob Sweet