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

Seniors Michael George and Anna Hagen win Marshall Scholarships for U.K. study.

Michael George and Anna Hagen will study at Oxford and Cambridge, respectively.

Rhodes Scholarships awarded to two Harvard seniors

Seniors Ruth Fong and Benjamin Sprung-Keyser win two or three years of study at Oxford.

Why a Harvard undergraduate became an English concentrator

A Harvard undergraduate confesses.

by Olivia Munk

Harvard arts and sciences enrollment, faculty growth

Highlights from Dean Michael D. Smith’s annual report

Harvard basketball preview

Harvard’s basketball season begins.

by David L. Tannenwald

Wesley Saunders of Harvard is the Ivy League's best basketballer

Wesley Saunders of basketball excels at anticipation, just as he did in chess.

by Craig Lambert

A Harvard senior recalls finding her own place at the College

A senior finds her own place at the College.

by Melanie Wang

“Harvard-Hiring-Harvard” helps students find employment

“Harvard-Hiring-Harvard” helps students find employment.

William Deresiewicz tackles “Twenty Questions” at Harvard

At Harvard, the Ivy League critic faces faculty and student interlocutors.

by Olivia Munk

Times columnist Nicholas Kristof speaks with Harvard president Drew Faust

The Harvard president touches on key issues in higher education.