Students

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

Mark Carney on the Limits of Soft Power

At the 2026 Davos summit, the Canadian prime minister echoes Harvard’s Joseph Nye.

by Olivia Farrar

Elisa Nabel makes a film about childhood and innocence in Rwanda

In Rwinkwavu, Rwanda, Elisa Nabel ’11 makes a film about childhood and innocence.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Rashmi Jasrasaria focuses on HIV prevention and women's empowerment in Tanzania

Rashmi Jasrasaria ’10 focuses on HIV prevention, sexual health, and women's empowerment in Arusha, Tanzania.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

At the University of Ghana, Audrey White studies the history of the slave trade

At "slave castles" and the University of Ghana, Audrey White ’10 researches the slave trade.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

New media transform college classrooms

Visual, audio, and interactive media are transforming the college classroom

by Craig Lambert

Loss and gain in dropping pre-med

A senior assesses life at—and after—college without the pre-med track.

by Melanie E. Long

Harvard Archery Club revival

Renaissance for the Archery Club

by Craig Lambert

Harvard offices seek jobs and mentors for undergraduates

Harvard offices seek jobs and mentors for undergraduates

An undergraduate ponders Orhan Pamuk's Norton Lectures

Ledecky Undergraduate Fellow Spencer Lenfield listens to Orhan Pamuk’s Norton Lectures.

College class of 2013 convocation ceremony starts a new tradition

Welcoming Harvard’s “fourth College class of ’13”

Why Harvard Needs to Get Harder

If courses aren't as exciting as extracurriculars, what’s a college for?

by Christian Flow