Meena Venkataramanan

Photograph of boats at anchor on the approach to Boston’s Logan Airportn

Commencement |

A Multiverse of Might-Have-Beens

A 2021 graduate returns to campus for a belated Commencement that feels more like a reunion.

Students gather on the grass in Harvard yard

Harvard College |

Home Among Strangers

A recent graduate visits Harvard during a semi-normal semester

A stylized illustration of a tree with many small flowers blooming on one side and on the other one small branch on which a small human figure is nurturing one large blossom

Commentary |

Pondering the Extracurricular “Founders” Puzzle

Why do so many Harvard students start clubs, instead of joining them?

Illustration of Radcliffe alumna Alice Abarbanel amid scenes from Radcliffe College

Students & Alumni |

Radcliffe Women Share Their Stories

An ambitious oral-history project captures the lived experiences of alumnae.

Meena Venkataramanan (pictured right) and her friend Britney (pictured left) on the blanket at Magazine Beach.

Commentary |

Popping the Harvard Bubble

A senior’s last semester expands her sense of adventure and personhood.

The author and her two roommates stand in the snow in front of their future home at Harvard.

Students |

Harvard seniors and freshmen share Housing Day thoughts

The College’s annual “Housing Day” dramas, conducted online.

Photograph of the Tucson, Arizona, skyline and downtown taken at sunset.

Commentary |

The Undergraduate balances childhood and maturity

The Undergraduate balances childhood and maturity.

A large dorm room with desk, bed, lamps, and quarantine necessities, including bottled water, masks, and sanitizing supplies.

Students |

Back to campus for senior spring under COVID

What’s changed—and what hasn’t

A Zoom screen shot of multiple Harvard student members of the College radio station, WHRB

Students |

Harvard extracurriculars cope despite COVID-19

Extracurriculars cope despite COVID-19.

Drawing of a college student seated at her desk in her bedroom at home, looking at images of friends on her computer screen. On the desk are a book and a bowl of salad, reflecting recommendations made by friends previously.

Commentary |

The Undergraduate considers friendships on and away from campus

The Undergraduate considers friendships on and away from campus.