Students

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

Harvard Scholars Discuss Venezuela After Maduro

A Harvard Kennedy School panel unpacks the nation’s oil sector, economy, and democratic hopes.

by Olivia Farrar

Harvard Commencement 2020

Details of the virtual degree-conferral ceremonies

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard fall coronavirus decisions

The factors influencing the fall semester—and beyond

by John S. Rosenberg

The Undergraduate faces life without handrails

The Undergraduate faces up to a postgraduate life without handrails.

by Julie Chung

Profile of Harvard diver Georgina Milne

Diver Georgina Milne pictures a post-pandemic return.

by Jacob Sweet

“Lives in Limbo”—Roberto Gonzales tallies the human and social costs

Sociologist Roberto Gonzales on the predicament of undocumented young people

by Lydialyle Gibson

Protesting, at Home and on the Streets

As demonstrations grow in the wake of George Floyd’s death, students mobilize against racism and police brutality

by Matteo Wong

The Man in the Top Hat

A return to campus, to take in virtual graduation with friends

by Caroline Engelmayer

At Home with Harvard: The Undergraduate

Our favorite student essays on the undergraduate experience

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

Starlink

Seniors hunker down in communal quarantine.

by Eve Driver