Harvard College
Faculty Senate Debate Continued
Harvard professors highlight governance concerns.
by John S. Rosenberg
Admissions Agenda
Thinking about how Harvard conducts admissions, as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh in
by John S. Rosenberg
The End of Shopping Week
After much debate, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences votes to replace shopping week with previous-term registration.
by Jonathan Shaw
“We Salute You, and We Thank You”
Harvard’s emotional celebration provides closure for the classes of 2020 and 2021—and honors those who served during the pandemic.
by John S. Rosenberg , Nancy Walecki , Lydialyle Gibson , Jacob Sweet
A Multiverse of Might-Have-Beens
A 2021 graduate returns to campus for a belated Commencement that feels more like a reunion.
by Meena Venkataramanan
Somethings Old, Somethings New
Familiar preliminaries, but with many post-pandemic wrinkles for Harvard’s 371st Commencement, in-person again
by John S. Rosenberg , Jacob Sweet
Forrest Gander and Theda Skocpol at Phi Beta Kappa Exercises
Both poet and orator consider the “fundamental threats” facing graduates as Commencement begins.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Katie Lapp Steps Down as Executive Vice President
After more than a decade, an institutional voice departs.
by Jacob Sweet
The End of Shopping Week
After much debate, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences votes to adopt a system of previous-term registration for classes.
by Jonathan Shaw
Harvard’s Undergraduate Council Kerfuffle
Amid controversy, the representative student body is replaced.
by Jacob Sweet
Beyond the Crisis Du Jour
President Bacow’s perspectives on “playing long ball” at Harvard again.
by John S. Rosenberg