Students

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

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Faces a $350 Million Deficit

At a faculty meeting, Dean Hopi Hoekstra advocates for long-term, structural solutions.

by Joanna M Weiss

Want Freshmen to Bond? Take Them on a Hiking Trip

Kenton Shimozaki ’19 reflects on lessons learned at Harvard’s First-Year Outdoor Program. 

by Kenton Shimozaki

Harvard’s 2018 Latin Orator on Hogwarts

Phoebe Lakin ’18 invokes J.K. Rowling.

The Undergraduate tours Harvard

What makes it “real”?

by Natasha Lasky

Radcliffe gymsuits, pre-spandex

Lest young ladies’ “tides” be deranged

by Sophia Nguyen

Bill Gates talks with students

The Microsoft co-founder talked about his life as a philanthropist—and answered myriad student questions.

by Jonathan Shaw

Behavioral “nudges” boost student performance

Interventions that mobilize family support networks have powerful effects.

by Jonathan Shaw

The Undergraduate shifts from physics to psychology

The Undergraduate chooses a concentration.

by Tawanda Mulalu

Quinn Hoffman plays baseball at Harvard

For Quinn Hoffman, baseball is the family business.

by Erick Trickey

Harvard Commencement 2018

Speakers, ceremonies, and celebrations

Harvard faculty moves on preregistration, USGSOs, mixed-gender housing, and more

…and other matters—final clubs, housing, and Farish Jenkins—before the Faculty of Arts and Sciences

by John S. Rosenberg