Homeless People Displaced as Harvard Restricts Overnight Smith Center Access

Harvard has begun restricting access to the plaza outside the Smith Campus Center outside of the building’s operating hours, displacing homeless residents who have regularly stayed there overnight.

First ‘Freecycle’ Event of the Semester Held in Smith Center

The Harvard Office for Sustainability hosted its first Freecycle event of the semester at the Smith Campus Center on Tuesday.

Kome Sushi & Bowl Brings Convenience, Raw Fish to Harvard’s Smith Campus Center

When Harvard students returned to Cambridge for the fall semester, many spotted a new addition to the food options in the Smith Campus Center: Kome Sushi & Bowl, a new sushi restaurant which opened over the summer.

Harvard Affiliates Attend Vigil to Mourn Victims of Al-Shifa Attack in Palestine

Approximately 80 Harvard affiliates and local residents attended a vigil in the Smith Campus Center Tuesday afternoon to mourn the victims of the Israeli raid on Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.

HUA General Meeting

HUA Co-President LyLena D. Estabine ’24 speaks at Sunday's general meeting at the Smith Campus Center.

Seven New Members Elected to the Board of Overseers

Harvard alumni elected seven members to the Board of Overseers, the University’s second-highest governing board, the University announced Thursday.

Smith Center Mother Juice

Passerby walk by the front entrance of the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center. Mother Juice is set to open inside in March.

‘Back to Our Roots’: Plant-Based Cafe Mother Juice to Open in Smith Center in March

Mother Juice, a plant-based cafe with Boston roots, is set to open a fourth location in the Smith Campus Center in March 2022.

Weather Smith Campus Center

People walk by the entrance of the Smith Campus Center on a cold Wednesday morning.

Blackbird Doughnuts Returns to the Smith Campus Center with Sally’s Sandwiches In Tow

More than a year after Covid-19 forced Blackbird Doughnuts to close, the artisanal donut shop has returned to the Smith Campus Center with a savory surprise in tow: Sally’s Sandwiches.

Sally's Sandwiches

Sally's Sandwiches opened earlier this month in the Smith Campus Center in a combined storefront with Blackbird Donuts. Both stores are operated by the Gallows Group, a local restaurant group.

A ‘Bummer’: Students Frustrated by Closed Campus Spaces, Reduced Hours

Most of Harvard’s popular cafés — including Barker, Bauer, Cabot, Gato Rojo, and Lamont — and House Grilles at Dunster, Eliot, Pforzheimer, Quincy, and Winthrop Houses are temporarily closed.

Wifi Issues Smith Center (Final)

Students use their laptops in the Smith Campus Center Thursday.

Wifi Issues Smith Center 2

Students work in the Smith Campus Center.

Smith Center During the Pandemic

Strict coronavirus restrictions left students who wanted to visit the Smith Campus Center this spring limited to socially distanced tables available by reservation.

Smith Center Harvard Commons

Philanthropist Richard A. Smith, Who Was ‘Deeply Devoted to Harvard,’ Dies at 95

To most at Harvard, Richard A. Smith ’46 is perhaps best known for what former University President Drew G. Faust called his “last gift” to the University: the donation that enabled the redesign and renovation of what is now the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center. But his generosity to Harvard extended well beyond just the edifice that sits as a primary hub for student gatherings.

Rendered Vision of Smith Center

In a rendering of the expected external appearance of the renovated Smith Campus Center, people can be seen playing chess, enjoying the outdoor pavilion, and purchasing food from the variety of eateries.

Garber Announces Smith Center

In November 2013, University Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 announced the renaming of the Holyoke Center to the Richard A. & Susan F. Smith Campus Center and the renovation project into a new campus center expected to open by 2018.

UC Meeting Space

When students are on campus, the Undergraduate Council meets weekly on Sunday afternoons in the Isaacson Room of the Smith Campus Center.

Tourists at Smith Campus Center

Tourists gather outside the newly renovated Richard A. & Susan F. Smith Campus Center on a warm fall afternoon.

Smith Campus Center Renovations

Harvard began renovations of the Smith Campus Center in April 2016 after receiving a donation from Richard A. Smith and Susan F. Smith.

Students in Smith Campus Center

In the Harvard Commons of the Smith Campus Center, students study on the modern furniture while members of the public also utilize the space.

Smith Center First Floor

Smith Campus Center

Harvard University Health Services is located in the Smith Campus Center.