History

The Harvard Crimson is the only daily newspaper in Cambridge, Mass.

Also publishes:
• Extended sports section on Monday
• Arts section on Tuesday
• Fifteen Minutes, The Crimson’s weekend magazine, on Thursday

Special productions:
• Office of Career Services’ Guide to Your Job Search
• Office of Career Services' Guide to OCI Program Fair
• Office of Career Services' Guide to Summer Opportunities Fair

Other supplements:
• Head of the Charles Regatta Supplement
• Harvard-Yale Game Supplement
• Seasonal sports supplements
• Seven special editions for Commencement
• Best way to reach the Harvard community
• Provide customized advertising package to maximize your exposure
• Our publications have incredible value for national, local, large and small clients

Readership of 14,000 including:
• undergraduates
• faculty and staff
• libraries and graduate schools
• national subscribers

General Contact Information

• If you would like to speak with the advertising department, please call (617) 576-6600 or email ads @ thecrimson.com.
• If you have specific interest in online advertising, please email webads @ thecrimson.com.
• If you are submitting advertising copy for placement in the printed version of The Crimson, please email adcopy @ thecrimson.com.

Advertising Rates

Interested in advertising in The Crimson? Contact an advertising manager at (617) 576-6600 for rates.

Online Advertising

TheCrimson.com is an excellent place to market your products and services or build your brand online. As the online version of Harvard's undergraduate newspaper, our audience consists of highly-educated college students with a significant amount of disposable income. Our articles are often linked to by major media outlets including CNN, MSNBC, and The Washington Post, bringing millions of additional visitors. 

We currently have offer both display ads and text link ads on a monthly basis. Our display ads include vertical banner (160x600), top horizontal banner (468x60), bottom horizontal banner (468x60), box ad (300x250) and a side article page (300x600).

Online ad rates vary depending on time of year and length of contract. For more information, please email webads @ thecrimson.com.

Publication Schedule

Please click for the 2011-2012 publication schedule.

Advertising Policies

Submission

• The deadline for submission of all advertising is noon, two business days prior to publication. Advertising must be in black and white (except for color ads, which must be submitted in CYMK) and can be in the following digital formats: .tif, .jpg or .pdf.
• Please email advertising copy to adcopy @ thecrimson.com. Copy may also be faxed to (617) 576-7860, or brought during business hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or shipped to the offices of The Harvard Crimson at 14 Plympton Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.

Content

• All advertising content is subject to the approval of the President and Business Manager of The Harvard Crimson. The Crimson will not publish advertisements which unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, ancestry, or physical handicap. The advertiser assumes complete responsibility and liability for the content of advertisements placed in The Harvard Crimson.
• The Crimson reserves the right to reject any advertisement for any reason. In general, advertisements that contain ad hominem attacks, are factually inaccurate, are unduly offensive or tasteless, or violate libel or other laws will not be run in The Crimson.

Placements

• The Crimson does not guarantee specific page placements. In addition, The Crimson will make every effort to correct any content errors brought to our attention as of two business days prior to insertion.

Costs

• The Crimson will only consider adjustment of payment regarding errors in advertisements if the advertising managers are notified within five business days of publication. The Crimson will not assume cost for more than one error in any insertion.
• First-time advertisers must pay for advertisements before the date of contract.
• Invoices are sent for individual ads after each insertion.
• Volume discounts must be approved by an advertising manager or by the Business Manager, and will generally only be considered for contracts of a semester or year in duration. The Crimson reserves the right to revise terms and rates of advertising.
• Please request a copy of our rate card for further information on conditions and regulations for advertising.

Magazine and Supplements

Fifteen Minutes (FM)
• Harvard's weekend entertainment guide
• Published every Thursday
• Restaurant reviews
• Comments on social life
• Investigative reports on the state of the campus today
• Informative, hard-hitting looks at Harvard's past
• Voice of student life

Office of Career Services' Guide to Recruiting and the Career Forum Guide
• Published in the fall during recruiting season
• Inform students about employment opportunities
• Clear the mysteries of on-campus recruiting and job application process

Other supplements:
• Head of the Charles Regatta Supplement
• Harvard-Yale Game Supplement
• Seasonal sports supplements
• Seven special editions for Commencement

For further information about any of these publications, please contact an advertising manager at (617) 576-6600 or email ads @ thecrimson.com.

Commencement Information

The 50th Reunion, 25th Reunion, Class Day and Commencement issues will be published over May 24 - 27 each year. For information about advertising in The Crimson's special Commencement Week issues,  please contact an advertising manager at (617) 576-6600 or email ads @ thecrimson.com.