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

Tim Mayotte Joins Harvard Men’s Tennis

The former Wimbledon semifinalist aims to improve the Crimson squad’s level of play.

by Craig Lambert

Harvard College honor code

Implementing Harvard College’s honor code

Pforzheimer House students dogsled over Harvard's Wintersession

In a new Pforzheimer House tradition, students reflect on life at Harvard, from the back of a dogsled.

by Stephanie Garlock

A Harvard student reflects on undergraduates giving and taking care

Coping with what the college brochures don’t tell you

by Melanie Wang

Google’s Parisa Tabriz speaks at Harvard Women Engineers WECode conference

The Harvard Women Engineers Code (WECode) conference encourages all genders in technology fields.

by Cherone Duggan

Howard Gardner’s lecture on beauty prompts an undergraduate epiphany

Howard Gardner, the French Revolution, and I

by Olivia Munk

Harvard faculty object to cameras monitoring attendance

An experiment in monitoring students’ engagements with lectures runs afoul of faculty concerns about the sanctity of classrooms.

Harvard Undergraduate theater from a participant's perspective

An insider’s take on a major extracurricular interest

by Olivia Munk

Harvard wrestler Todd Preston works on NCAA dreams

Wrestler Todd Preston wins—from the bottom up.

by Stephanie Garlock

An update on Harvard men's basketball

Will Harvard men’s basketball live up to its pre-season billing?

by David L. Tannenwald