Students

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

Smiling police chief in uniform, standing with arms crossed between American and state flags.

Yale Chief Will Lead Harvard Police Department

Anthony Campbell will take up his new post in January.

by Jonathan Shaw

Anthony S. Fauci

Honoris Causa

The honorary-degree recipients, class of 2009

Latin Salutatorian Paul Mumma ’09 (<a href="http://harvardmagazine.com/commencement/2009-speeches">View a video of his speech</a>.)

"Changed Times"

A sampling of the 2009 Commencement week addresses

Lois Beckett

"This Shaking Keeps Us Steady"

The Senior English address

Dining halls (such as Eliot's) are "the hub of House life," says a report on the residences, and every House should have its own.

Harvard outlines broad principles for house renewal

Harvard has released a report on the role of the Houses in undergraduate life, in preparation for a major renovation.

Ghosts

As senior year winds down, a look forward—and back.

by Brittney Moraski

Roger Fu in the Science Center’s Loomis-Michael Observatory, where he shows fellow students the skies

Glimpses of Senior Life

The Harvard College experiences of three imminent alumni: Roger Fu, Marta Figlerowicz, and Tamara Jafar

by Christian Flow , Krysten A. Keches , Brittney Moraski

Parenting, Redux

Junior Parents’ Weekend brings The Undergraduate a new perspective on the future.

by Christian Flow

Life in Detail

Of archives, libraries, personal memories, and Sylvia Plath

by Brittney Moraski

Making Mingling Manageable

Undergraduate columnist Christian Flow ponders the strange social science of mingling.

by Christian Flow

Sophomore Meryl Federman and senior Adam N. Hallowell keep themselves busy during a break in the action at Brown University&rsquo;s early fall tournament.

Buzzing In

Quiz Bowl’s quirky intellectualism and hard-driving competitiveness energize a strong Harvard team.

by Christian Flow