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.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard Adams House Renewal

A complex, four-year plan for renewing a complicated House

by John S. Rosenberg

Launching Gen Ed, rethinking shopping week

Harvard College Gen Ed curriculum nears, and faculty members rethink course registration.

by John S. Rosenberg

Disadvantaged students in elite colleges

Anthony Jack’s new book on the “doubly disadvantaged”

by John S. Rosenberg

The Undergraduate considers the Smith Campus Center

The Undergraduate considers the Smith Campus Center

by Isa Flores-Jones

Paolo Pasco and the art of making crosswords

Paolo Pasco and the art of making crosswords

by Oset Babür

Will future online education become limited to professional degrees?

Harvard and MIT experiences suggest a more constrained vision for massive free courses.

by Jonathan Shaw

The Undergraduate considers the composition of Harvard College

The Undergraduate considers the composition of Harvard College.

by Catherine Zhang

Harvard-Yale at IHOP

“None of my friends are going to The Game, which is evidenced by the fact that we’re at IHOP deliberating whether our crêpes should come with lingonberry, and not on a shuttle into Boston.” 

by Catherine Zhang

The Undergraduate considers study abroad

The Undergraduate considers study abroad.

by Isa Flores-Jones

Saber champion Eli Dersh­witz looks to the 2020 Olympics.

Ranked first in the world, fencer Eli Dersh­witz looks to the 2020 Olympics.

by Lydialyle Gibson