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 […]
Danoff Dean of Harvard College David J. Deming hosted an open student forum on Jan. 27 in the Lowell House Junior Common Room. Approximately 30 attendees guided the conversation around subjects including recent funding cuts to college student services as a result of Harvard’s endowment tax, the College’s push for grade deflation, Deming’s perspective on […]
Anyone who knows the two of us knows the Harvard Independent. They know where we are every Monday night, how we start our Thursday mornings, and what we are texting, calling, and brainstorming about at all hours of the day. To say that the Indy is woven into the fabric of our college experiences would […]
When I landed at Los Angeles International Airport this past December, I immediately noticed the way that Southern California smelled. As the automatic doors slid open with a hiss, I was hit with a wave of nostalgia—as well as a literal wave of hot, dry air. Growing up in the Greater Los Angeles area, I […]
While many spent their winter break watching home videos on DVD players or sorting through old photo albums, this private nostalgia transitioned to public social media this new year. On Jan. 1, 2026, Instagram feeds were suddenly filled with the long-forgotten dog-ear Snapchat filter, quirky poses in front of Los Angeles’ iconic pink wings, and […]
As the fall semester came to a close last December and exams piled up, it felt as though the world was crashing down. But there was one light at the end of the tunnel: Harvard’s January Term. Better known as J-Term, this period consisted of a luxurious six-week break with no homework, tests, or student […]
I woke up, and my shoulder was sore. Not sore—throbbing. A deep ache in the muscle where they’d injected the medication yesterday. Or was it this morning? Time moves strangely here. Above me, I could hear Thomas breathing. He was already awake. He’s always awake before me, which he mentions constantly, as if being awake […]
Hard work is constantly redefined at Harvard as the student body perpetually sets new milestones, surmounts challenges, and beats records once thought impossible. The vein of ambition running through our Cambridge campus confirms that many students undoubtedly have even more personal, extravagant, and demanding targets for the new year. Whether this looks like taking on […]
In a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney ’87 proclaimed that the “old order is not coming back.” In the face of President Donald Trump’s consistent challenges to multilateralism, trade threats to allies, and the more recent open questioning of European sovereignty—as it pertains to Greenland—truer words […]
With a diverse student body and numerous museums and organizations, Harvard is blessed with high-quality performing and fine arts events year-round. For Harvard affiliates, events that people would pay good money to see are usually free or discounted. Below are some events coming to the Cambridge art scene in Spring 2026. Theater: With four Harvard […]