Students

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

Columbia player is tackled from behind by a Harvard defender during a play.

Harvard Football: Harvard 31, Columbia 14

The Crimson stay unbeaten with a workmanlike win over the Lions.

by Dick Friedman

Cherry A. Murray

GSAS and SEAS launch new applied science master's degree

The master’s in computational science and engineering launches in 2013.

A view of the Graduate School of Design, where a select group of undergraduates will take classes this fall as part of a new architectural studies track

New undergraduate architectural studies track to be offered this fall

College and Design School team up to develop new track for budding architects.

Perfection isn't perfect: an undergraduate perspective on its human cost

The Undergraduate considers the human cost of perfection.

by Isabel Ruane

At home, far from home: New Zealander brothers James (left) and Sam O’Connor in Newell Boathouse

Sam and James O'Connor, stalwarts of the Harvard heavyweight crew

The brothers O'Connor, from New Zealand, row on the Harvard varsity heavyweight crew.

by Craig Lambert

<b>The Blue Classes:</b> The Class of 2012 has revived the "class color" tradition (see "<a href="http://harvardmagazine.com/2009/11/harvard-class-colors-and-trademark-clothing">Curious Colors</a>"); theirs is blue. On Class Day, members of the class of 1955 displayed their class banner (also blue) to honor the graduating seniors and guest speaker Barney Frank, whose College class (1961) is blue, too.

Harvard 2012 Commencement humor human interest

Commencement moments and people—pleasing, surprising, and funny

Fareed Zakaria

Harvard Commencement speakers Berwick, Bok, Marshall, Zakaria, et al.

An oratorical omnium gatherum, from Donald Berwick and Derek Bok to Margaret Marshall and Fareed Zakaria

Doctoral delight: new Ph.D.s Sung Hoon Kang, Kedron Thomas, and Rheana Juno Parrenas.

Harvard 2012 Commencement

Moments for reflection and projection during the 361st Commencement, in Harvard's 375th anniversary year

The poster from the 2012 Record Hospital Fest

History and future of WHRB's "Record Hospital" rock show

The "Record Hospital" student-run radio show educates students in rock music, past and present.

by Madeleine Schwartz

Donald Berwick

Cure injustice as well as disease, Don Berwick tells Harvard Medical graduates

Urges new doctors to consider curing injustice as part of their role

Anthony Hernandez

Anthony Hernandez's speech at Harvard Commencement 2012

Undergraduate English address at Harvard Commencement 2012