Students & Alumni
Reading the Winds
Thai sailor Sophia Montgomery competes in the Olympics.
by Max J. Krupnick
The End of Spontaneity
Lauren Fadiman ’21 on being away from college, where one is never alone
by Lauren Fadiman
A Harvard Senior’s Call to the Home Front
“We are the generation that is coming of age in the COVID-19 crisis,” writes Lauren Spohn ’20. “What can we build? What can we sacrifice? What risks can we take?”
by Lauren Spohn
“Don’t Zoom While Driving”
On taking a Harvard Gen Ed class remotely with William C. Kirby
by John S. Rosenberg
Harvard at Dusk
“I feel lucky that I took for granted my Harvard experience before its abrupt end.”
by Julie Chung
Second Chances in CS50
In a paper aimed at fellow educators, David Malan reports on interventions designed to teach academic honesty in the wildly popular introductory computer science course he teaches at Harvard.
by Jonathan Shaw
Losing a Chair
“What will it mean to end our time on this campus with no closure, no time to reflect on what it all meant?”
by Drew Pendergrass
As Coronavirus Spreads, Harvard Cancels Athletics
After Harvard informed college students that they must move out, Harvard Athletics began to make its own cancellations—a reasonable decision, but a brutal blow to athletes, coaches, and staff.
by Jacob Sweet
Coronavirus Closes Classes
Students transition to online learning—perhaps for the rest of the semester—and are asked not to return after spring break.
by John S. Rosenberg
Photo Recap: The 70th Annual Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman and Man of the Year Awards
Elizabeth Banks and Ben Platt received this year’s honors.
by Kristina DeMichele
Upending U.S. Politics
Undergraduates contribute to a new book on grass-roots organizing at the center of American politics.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova