College Life
At Harvard Republican Club Event, Steven Crowder Criticizes Danielle Allen for Pulling Out of Debate
University Professor Danielle S. Allen was slated to debate conservative commentator Steven Crowder at a Harvard Republican Club event this spring, but pulled out in early March over disagreements about how the debate would be filmed and distributed.
More Work, Fewer Screens: How Harvard’s Classroom Changed in Three Years
A Crimson analysis of roughly 130,000 undergraduate Q Guide evaluations and 4,300 syllabi found that students report spending more time on coursework — especially in fields that once had the lightest workloads — while professors increasingly restrict AI and in-class devices.
Harvard College Ends Use of Cronkhite Center as Overflow Housing for Quad Residents
Harvard College is no longer housing undergraduates in the Cronkhite Center, College spokesperson Jonathan Palumbo confirmed last week, ending a four-year arrangement that placed Radcliffe Quadrangle residents in a former graduate dormitory roughly a 15-minute walk from their Houses.
HUA Bars Funding for Board Retreats, Tightens Outside Donation Rules
The Harvard Undergraduate Association will no longer fund club board retreats and has tightened its rules on outside donations in a bid to direct grant money toward “underfunded and resource-constrained organizations,” according to updated financial guidelines.
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Four-Year Student Visa Cap
A federal judge temporarily blocked a federal rule that would impose fixed admission periods of up to four years on international students and scholars, postponing the policy one day before it was set to go into effect.
Deming Praises Student Patriotism, Says Unity Can Outlast Division at Sept. 11 Vigil
Harvard College Dean David J. Deming praised students gathered for their patriotism at a Friday morning vigil marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, telling them that national unity could outlast the country’s political divisions.
Deming Cites Declining Student Interest in Decision to Phase Out Dudley
Harvard College Dean David J. Deming said Wednesday that declining student interest factored into the College’s decision to phase out Dudley, its more than 90-year-old community for undergraduates living outside the House system.
Harvard Dining Expands Waste Reduction Efforts, Earns Third Straight ‘Greenest University’ Honor
Harvard University Dining Services has expanded efforts to cut food and water waste across its dining halls, changes that helped Harvard earn a top sustainability designation for the third consecutive year.
Sherri Charleston Urges Harvard Affiliates to ‘Disagree Without Being Disagreeable’ at Morning Prayers
Harvard’s chief Community and Campus Life officer Sherri A. Charleston called loneliness as deadly as smoking — citing decades of Harvard research — and argued that learning to disagree without hostility is part of the cure, in a Memorial Church address Tuesday morning.
Tom Conley, Kirkland House Faculty Dean for Two Decades, Remembered for ‘Sheer Joy in Living’
Tom Conley, who led Kirkland House alongside his wife Verena, for two decades and taught in Harvard’s Art, Film, and Visual Studies and Romance Languages and Literatures departments, was remembered by students and colleagues as a polymath of boundless generosity.
Harvard’s First-Year Advising Overhaul Faces an Uneven Rollout
Harvard’s overhauled first-year advising system is entering the fall semester still a work in progress, months after the College eliminated individual pre-concentration advisers and shifted freshman toward group sessions, peer advisers, and departmental support.
Deming Backs More AI Use, AI-Proof Assessments in Harvard Classrooms
Harvard College Dean David J. Deming wrote that he favored “actively encouraging AI usage where it can deepen learning,” while placing a greater emphasis on assignments where AI could not be used, in a Wednesday morning email to students.
Quad Residents Face Nearly 20-Hour Power Outage, Second Planned Outage
Utility disruptions in the Quad continued into last week, with a seven-hour water shutoff and a planned power outage following an Aug. 1 outage that left all three Quad Houses and the Student Organization Center at Hilles without power for nearly 20 hours.
As Harvard Dismantles Dudley, Students Grapple With the End of a 90-Year-Old Community
Harvard’s decision to dismantle Dudley has exposed a sharp divide among its affiliates, as Co-op residents fight to preserve it while some off-campus students, including veterans, welcome a long-sought path into the House system.
Harvard College Lays Off Writing Center Director, Consolidates Center
The Harvard College Writing Center will no longer operate as a standalone unit after its director was laid off and its functions were consolidated as part of a restructuring in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, prompting swift backlash from current and former writing tutors.
Deming, Dozens of Harvard Affiliates Call for Research on AI’s Economic Impact
Harvard College Dean David J. Deming and dozens of Harvard affiliates have signed a statement calling for immediate action to understand artificial intelligence’s potential effects on the global economy.
Harvard’s Sticker Price is Rising Faster Each Year — and Faster Than Inflation
Harvard College is raising its sticker price at a rate that now consistently outstrips inflation, following a recent stretch of increases that have grown larger each year.
Redesigned my.Harvard Website Launches to Temporary Disruption, Student Skepticism
Hours after its Thursday launch, Harvard’s redesigned my.Harvard portal faced a temporary disruption that caused intermittent slowdowns — marking a shaky debut to a long-planned overhaul of the University’s primary student hub.
One Year In, David Deming Projects Stability and Optimism
Harvard College Dean David Deming has tried to define his first year through student-life wins and public visibility — but his upbeat approach has been tested by budget pressures, office closures, grading fights, and skepticism from students and staff.
We Analyzed a Decade’s Worth of Harvard Grades. Here’s What We Found, Department By Department.
Harvard’s new grade cap is meant to curb a decade of rising A’s — but confidential course-level data shows the policy will land unevenly across the College, forcing some departments to change far more than others.
Graduate Student Union Protest Disrupts Class of 2026 Baccalaureate Events
More than 70 members of the Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers protested during Tuesday’s Baccalaureate events for the Class of 2026, as the union’s strike entered its sixth week and drew mixed reactions from seniors in attendance.
Comedian Ronny Chieng Named Harvard College Class Day Speaker
Emmy award-winning comedian and actor Ronny Chieng will address the Harvard College Class of 2026 at Class Day on May 28, the Harvard Alumni Association announced Friday morning.
As Class Day Nears, Harvard College Has Yet To Name Annual Speaker
Harvard College has not yet said who will address graduating seniors at Class Day, breaking from the University’s typical timeline for naming the annual speaker.
Under Deming, Harvard’s Intellectual Vitality Initiative Takes a New Shape
Six years in, Harvard's Intellectual Vitality Initiative has become a fixture of College life and handed out nearly $200,000 in grants. But under College Dean David J. Deming, the program has taken a quieter, more student-driven turn.
‘I’ve Now Memorized All of the Chants’: Freshmen Report Noise, Study Disruptions from Strike
The sound of drumming and chants from striking graduate students in the Science Center Plaza has woken some freshmen before 9 a.m. and driven others out of their dorm rooms as classes wind down for the semester.
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