On Sunday night, Oct. 25, the Kirkland House fire alarm rang, forcing undergraduates to evacuate their dorms. According to an email sent to Kirkland residents, a steam valve malfunction in the kitchen shared with Eliot House, which is currently undergoing renovations, triggered the alarm. Most residents could not reenter their dorms until the fire department […]
Since the Ceramics Program’s founding over 55 years ago, it has served as Harvard University’s dedicated ceramics center, giving Harvard’s community pottery enthusiasts a space to explore their passions. As its popularity has grown, the University has expanded its offerings by building ceramics studios across campus, developing curricula for students, and bringing in experts such […]
On April 30, 2026, Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy Jason Furman ’92 was announced as the next co-director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, previously held by former Charles W. Eliot University Professor and Harvard University President Emeritus Larry Summers ’82, who resigned from the University following the release of […]
Imagine a world with no meaning—where our lives have no purpose, and we are meant for nothing greater. The average Harvard student might reject this notion, as it implies that our hard work amounts to nothing. After all, we have made innumerable sacrifices to get to this College, whether it be our social lives or […]
On Sunday, April 26, Harvard College welcomed over 1,300 admitted students and their family members to campus for two days of the annual Visitas admitted-students weekend. Programming gave prospective undergraduates insight into life at the College through the Visitas Academic Fair, club and departmental info sessions, overnight stays with current students, and attending classes for […]
On Tuesday, April 21, members of the Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers went on strike against the Harvard administration after 14 months of bargaining for a new contract. For the past 72 hours, union members—which include graduate and undergraduate student workers at Harvard, such as Teaching Fellows, Teaching Assistants, Research Assistants, and Course Assistants—have […]
On Monday, March 30, in an email to Harvard faculty, Dean of Undergraduate Education Amanda Claybaugh announced changes to the grading policy proposal she shared in February. The amendments included factoring in students taking a class pass/fail when calculating the 20% +4 grading cap, adding SAT+ to the existing SAT/UNSAT scale, and waiting to implement […]
If you’re anything like me, you associate March with the month’s simple pleasures: the first day the sun breaks through the thick blanket of clouds, switching your coffee order from a hot latte to an iced one, or just taking the long way to class to soak up a little sun. But a true American […]
“How should I lead a happy and fulfilling life?” This question has plagued humanity for centuries, including many of the ambitious students who have called Harvard College home. Luckily for us, prominent figures in psychology have been developing answers to this mystery since the 1930s. To gain some insight, the “Harvard Independent” spoke with two […]
Last Friday, on Feb. 6, Dean of Undergraduate Education Amanda Claybaugh shared an email with Harvard College students and faculty titled “Grading Policy Proposal.” In the email, she suggested a new grading policy that will be implemented with the College faculty’s approval. The plan suggests a 20% cap on A-grades given, with the instructor’s discretion […]
BY CLAIRE CHUNG ’29 AND JULIA BOUCHUT ’29 On Jan. 19, Harvard College student Tejas Billa ’28 was featured in a Fox News article, where he contributed a video interview, discussing how Harvard professors’ political biases have impacted classroom environments. Billa spoke in response to commentary from University president Alan Garber ’76 on classroom neutrality […]
On Oct. 19, Vanessa Zhang ’28 finished out the golf season, accomplishing an impressive feat: back-to-back first-place medals for the final two tournaments of the season. According to Harvard Athletics, Zhang is only the fifth female golfer in Harvard’s history to have two consecutive wins. In both tournaments, Zhang was the only golfer to finish […]
At 10:30 a.m. last Wednesday, I turned to my friend and noticed that nearly half the usual students were missing from our linguistics lecture. “Where did everyone go?” I asked. As I later learned, most had gone home for the long weekend—it was, after all, ‘no big deal’ to skip an optional-attendance class. Since starting […]
On Sept. 22, Harvard students received an email titled “Immunization holds start Sep. 26” from the Harvard Registrar’s office, notifying University affiliates that students who have not received the seasonal influenza vaccine will face holds on their academic accounts. While the vaccine requirement has been standard practice since 2021, this year, such a policy comes […]
