Students

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

From Jellyfish to Digital Hearts

How Harvard researchers are helping to build a virtual model of the human heart

by Olivia Farrar

Education by Office Hour

The Harvard I know today began in the most unlikely of ways: with a cup of tea, served loose-leaf in a ceramic mug, as I sat at a table littered...

by Samuel Bjork

2008 Class Marshals

The marshals of the College class of 2008 gathered with classmates for the Baccalaureate service on Tuesday, June 3.

Cambridge Scholars

Four seniors have won Harvard Cambridge scholarships to study at Cambridge University during the 2008-2009 academic year.

Flocking to Finance

Recent graduates may take for granted the migration of one-fifth of their classmates into finance-sector jobs, but things haven’t always...

by Elizabeth Gudrais

On the Career Carousel

College students prepare for life after graduation...

by Paul Gleason

Getting My Feet Wet

I remember many things from my cousin’s wedding—my poofy bridesmaid’s dress, the humidity, how pretty the small church looked...

by Liz Goodwin

Rebuilding Churches

In college, Tim McCarthy ’93 was deeply involved in public service—as a Big Brother and head of the Freshman Urban Program steering...

A Peal Before Leaving

Question: “What was I, a young American student of medicine and electrical engineering—and an observant Jew—doing in the...

Students of Virginity

Sunday's New York Times Magazine had a thought-provoking story on a Harvard student group founded on the principle of sexual abstinence...

Off Harvard Time

Many Harvard undergraduates give personal happiness and reflective decision-making short shrift in the race for academic accolades and...

by Samuel Bjork