Students

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

A woman with a black sweater and patterned scarf stands under an archway.

Radcliffe Institute Dean Departs for Stanford

Tomiko Brown-Nagin has been named dean of Stanford’s Graduate School of Education.

by Laurel M. Shugart

Why Harvard Needs to Get Harder

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

by Christian Flow

Melanie Long and Spencer Lenfield

New Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows

Harvard Magazine’s new Berta Greenwald Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows

Aloian Scholars

Two Harvard seniors are honored for improving House life.

The Harvard Crimson's guide to Freshman Week

The Harvard Crimson's guide for the class of 2013

Photograph by Harvard Magazine

Harvard program helps high-schoolers go to college

The Crimson Summer Academy at Harvard helps local high-school students prepare for college.

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