Students

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

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Harvard Faculty Discuss Tenure Denials

New data show a shift in when, in the process, rejections occur

by Joanna M Weiss

Graduates in caps and gowns hold inflatable globes at an outdoor ceremony with red banners in the background.

Harvard University’s 373rd Commencement Excercises

Commencement and Alumni Day schedules

University Hall

“Hard Truths” about Harvard’s Classroom “Compact”

An Arts and Sciences committee raises anew questions about a Crimson education.

by John S. Rosenberg

George Cooper

Five Questions with George Cooper ’25 on Student-Musicians

The College senior on a mixtape of songs produced by student-musicians

by Max J. Krupnick

Illustration of a woman holding a key, standing in front of a large bust statue surrounded by flowers on a college campus during autumn.

Feminist Spaces on the Harvard University Campus

On seeking feminist spaces on campus

by Yasmeen Khan

Six undergraduates and curator Joachim Homann gathered in a cozy lounge, discussing art and exhibit design.

College Conversers

A Salon of “curious and earnest” inquisitors

by Max J. Krupnick

A woman interviews a Harvard student with a "tiny mic" about her plans for the Harvard-Yale game this year

The 140th Harvard-Yale Game: Fandom Tiny Mic Edition

“The Game” is celebrating its 140th year. We tiny-mic’d some Crimson supporters. 

by Olivia Farrar

Theatrical performance of H.M.S. Pinafore with actors in sailor costumes and a pink dress.

Harvard’s Gilbert and Sullivan Players, Then and Now

Students adapt the operettas to changing times.

by Nina Pasquini

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Villa I Tatti: How Donors Influence Harvard's Art, Culture, and Academic Experiences

How gifts shape student experiences, in often unseen ways

by Serena Jampel

Amanda Claybaugh in academic robes and cap speaking at a podium

New Traditions

Connecting contemporary “intellectual virtues” to Harvard’s traditions  

by Primus VI

Cartoon of a man in a suit and two football players throwing footballs.

Do Ivy League Athletes Outperform in Careers?

How does undergraduate participation in varsity sports enhance career success?

by Jonathan Shaw