Students

Narratives and news capturing the lives, struggles, and achievements of current students.

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Harvard Faculty Debate Plan to Cap A Grades

At a lively meeting, faculty members weighed a grade inflation plan that most agreed is imperfect.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard undergraduates Jorge Campos and Reeda Iqbal

The 2020 Aloian Scholars

Seniors who’ve enhanced Harvard House life

In Harvard Yard, workers unload gigantic heads of lettuce and other greens from a truck prominently labeled United Farm Workers as students celebrate the University's decision to support the union workers by buying only UFW-certified produce.

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history

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“Our Vote Counts”

A cross-cultural effort fosters civic engagement in activists’ own communities.

by Kristina DeMichele

The author's dog, Yuki, sits on the grass during a walk in the park.

In Search of Spontaneity

A new College semester begins, at home. 

by Matteo Wong

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At Home with Harvard: Back to School

Our coverage of the freshman experience at Harvard

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“Find Your Way to Heal This World”

A virtual Convocation for the College class of 2024

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

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At Home with Harvard: Women in Sports

Celebrating women athletes raising the bar in their sports

Colorful composite drawing of the author, dressed in cap and gown, at home in Cambridge, with scenes of blossoming trees and a yellow moving truck visible through the window.

Lessons from the natural world

The Undergraduate reassesses the rhythms of the natural world.

by Drew Pendergrass

Photographs of the new student writing fellows Che Applewhaite and Mean Venkataramanan

Harvard Magazine’s 2020-2021 Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows

The 2020-2021 Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows

Illustration imagining the evolution of computer science at Harvard in a playful way

Computer science at Harvard in the 1960s and 1970s

The “yeasty” times” when computer research grew at Harvard

by Harry R. Lewis