Students

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

Harvard College Shutters Dudley Community, Lays Off Writing Center Director

FAS leaders say restructuring will be complete by mid-October.

by Lydialyle Gibson

A Harvard Senior’s Call to the Home Front

“We are the generation that is coming of age in the COVID-19 crisis,” writes Lauren Spohn ’20. “What can we build? What can we sacrifice? What risks can we take?”

by Lauren Spohn

Harvard College class remote learning

On taking a Harvard Gen Ed class remotely with William C. Kirby

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard at Dusk

“I feel lucky that I took for granted my Harvard experience before its abrupt end.”

by Julie Chung

Teaching Academic Honesty in CS50

In a paper aimed at fellow educators, David Malan reports on interventions designed to teach academic honesty in the wildly popular introductory computer science course he teaches at Harvard. 

by Jonathan Shaw

One undergraduate on the Harvard move-out

“What will it mean to end our time on this campus with no closure, no time to reflect on what it all meant?”

by Drew Pendergrass

As Coronavirus Spreads, Harvard Cancels Athletics

After Harvard informed college students that they must move out, Harvard Athletics began to make its own cancellations—a reasonable decision, but a brutal blow to athletes, coaches, and staff.

by Jacob Sweet

Harvard Closes Classes Coronavirus

Students transition to online learning—perhaps for the rest of the semester—and are asked not to return after spring break.

by John S. Rosenberg

Photo Recap: The 70th Annual Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman and Man of the Year

Elizabeth Banks and Ben Platt received this year’s honors.

by Kristina DeMichele

Professor arrested, giving guidelines, and a grad-student union update

A professor arrested, gift-giving guidelines, and an update on the graduate-student union

The Harvard’s Women’s Center and what it does

The Undergraduate writes about the Harvard Women’s Center.

by Julie Chung