University News
This Spring, Next Fall
The spring semester, coronavirus KO’s in-person Commencement, and fall prospects
by John S. Rosenberg
Repositioning Harvard House Life
Undergraduate Houses experiment and innovate in attempts to revive the effervescence that once characterized their student communities.
by Swathi Kella
Harvard Staff to Return August 2
The University announces a date for faculty and staff members to return, in anticipation of fall residential operations.
by John S. Rosenberg
A Vision for Post-Pandemic Harvard
Taking stock of a pandemic year, President Bacow sketches how Harvard might change—and where it will not.
by John S. Rosenberg
Harvard Commencement to Be Virtual Again
The 370th degree-conferral will be online for the second consecutive year—with Ruth Simmons as guest speaker.
by John S. Rosenberg
Ivy League Cancels Spring Competition
A fourth consecutive season is shuttered.
by Jacob Sweet
News Briefs
Reports on the pandemic spring semester, policing reform, Allston enlargement, and cell-manufacturing
How Many Undergraduates Are at Harvard Now?
Far fewer students in residence than the number invited back to campus for spring
by John S. Rosenberg
A Senior Makes It Back to Campus
What’s changed—and what hasn’t
by Meena Venkataramanan
Will Spring Education Plans Slip?
Administrators sound cautious note about on-campus learning amid the intensifying pandemic.
by John S. Rosenberg