Students

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

Freddy Guevara, a Venezuelan opposition leader and a visiting fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation

Harvard Scholars Discuss Venezuela After Maduro

A Harvard Kennedy School panel unpacks the nation’s oil sector, economy, and democratic hopes.

by Olivia Farrar

The Class of 2014 processed through the Old Yard to Memorial Church for the Baccalaureate service, which includes an address from President Drew Faust.

2014 Baccalaureate urges action for sake of better human community

Faust tells seniors to act for a better human community.

Harvard Commencement week 2014: events for Tuesday, May 27

Phi Beta Kappa exercises; Baccalaureate address

As dean of Harvard College at the turn of the twentieth century, LeBaron Russell Briggs (a member of the College class of 1875) believed that the “unwritten and unspoken purpose” of the College was “not so much intellectual as moral; and her strongest hope is to stamp her graduates with an abiding character.”

Thoughts on the new honor code at Harvard

The College’s new honor code prompts historical—and student—reflections on moral education.

by Suzanne Smith

Harvard College Class of 2018 Yield Remains 82 Percent

With early-action acceptances high, few chances for wait-listed applicants

Harvard College adopts honor code

Legislation on undergraduate academic integrity adopted

Joyful Noise chorus member Kevin Jackson sings “What a Wonderful World," assisted by Collegium Musicum’s Neal Champagne.

Harvard's Collegium Musicum and Joyful Noise celebrate music as therapy

Harvard’s Collegium Musicum celebrates the power of music as therapy.

by Jessica Salley

Big words and their use on campus

Big words and their use on campus

by Noah B. Pisner

Maksim Korolev running last fall in the NCAA Cross-Country Regionals at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx

Distance runner Maksim Korolev has set Harvard and Ivy records.

Distance runner Maksim Korolev has set Harvard and Ivy League records in cross-country and track.

Harvard seniors reflect on personal lessons they have learned

Seniors reveal some unexpected lessons learned at Harvard.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Fishing, anyone? The Weeks Footbridge and Charles River await.

A Harvard undergraduate drops a hook in the local river

A Harvard undergraduate looks riverward

by Noah B. Pisner