Students

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

Statue of a historical figure, against a colorful, stylized letter background.

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

A screen shot of the class of 2018's Instagram Scavenger Hunt posts.

Harvard freshmen tackle an Instagram scavenger hunt

On a scavenger hunt, freshmen find their sense of home.

Hampden Hall, at 8 Plympton Street, is one of the Harvard-owned buildings in the Square sheltering Dunster House residents this year.

Harvard's Dunster House community adjusts to relocation.

The Dunster House community adjusts to relocation.

by Francesca Annic...

Undergraduate Council vice president Sietse Goffard ’15 (at left) and president Gus Mayopoulos ’15 present the freshmen with their class banner.

Freshman convocation for Harvard College class of 2018

Applause and advice at Harvard’s Freshman Convocation

James Watkins ’16 participates in an individual wrestling competition in Mongolia.

A Harvard undergraduate reflects on traveling and working in Mongolia

An undergraduate travels and works in Mongolia

by James Watkins

During Ramadan in Tunis, an undergraduate observes, the mood is celebratory and marked by a spirit of generosity. The photograph shows the audience dancing during a late-night traditional concert held at the Roman amphitheater in Carthage, Tunis.

A Harvard undergraduate recounts fasting during Ramadan in Tunis

Experiencing the ways religious observance affects daily life in another country

by Aman Rizvi

Taonga Leslie ’15 with a professional dancer in Buenos Aires, generally considered the birthplace of tango

A Harvard student experiences Argentina during an economic crisis

A Harvard undergraduate experiences Argentina during an economic crisis.

by Taonga Leslie

Mathilde Montpetit and Rob Gunzenhauser

Harvard seniors contribute to House life

Harvard seniors honored for improving House life

Olivia Munk and Melanie Wang

Harvard Magazine’s 2014-2015 Berta Greenwald Ledecky Fellows

The new Ledecky Fellows

A new Harvard graduate contemplates second-guessing and seeking one's passion

On second-guessing and seeking one’s passion

by Noah B. Pisner

Talking about her father’s coma, Meghan Cleary ’11 brought Lowell listeners to stunned silence.

Harvard students’ personal speeches build community and communication skills

“Community-building magic” through public, personal reflections

by Michael Zuckerman