Harvard’s John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum welcomed Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maggie Haberman in conversation with moderator Setti Warren on Sept. 25. The discussion traced President Donald Trump’s path from his early tabloid notoriety to his enduring hold over the Republican Party. Over the course of the evening, Haberman unpacked the blend of ambition, grievance, and […]
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 […]
“Christian, conservative, Republican—in that order.” On Sept. 30, former Vice President Mike Pence described himself with these words as he took the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum stage for a conversation entitled “The Future of Conservatism and American Democracy.” The discussion was moderated by Professor Archon Fung, Director of the Ash Center for Democratic Governance […]
The Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics closed its fall 2025 Common Application on Sept. 12. Since then, its 18 student programs and four coalitions have welcomed a new cohort of undergraduates committed to civic engagement. Following a politically turbulent summer, the IOP reported one of its most engaged application periods in a non-election year […]
Campus life at Harvard College has seen a number of fiscal changes in recent months—student services, alongside residential policies, are no exception. Following the removal of Crimson Cash on July 1, the University transitioned to using One Tap Away laundry services, as well as the Touchnet payment system for Crimson Print. House dining halls and […]
On Sept. 19, Harvard students and faculty gathered at the Cambridge Commons and held a pride flag at half-staff to hold a funeral for the University’s Office of BGLTQ Student Life, often endearingly called the “QuOffice.” The ceremony was organized by the Harvard Undergraduate Queer Advocates and the Queer Students Association. The QuOffice, alongside the […]
On Sept. 19, the Harvard Alumni Association and the Harvard College Fund announced the first and second marshals, program marshals, and Harvard College Fund Marshals for the Class of 2026. Charisma Chen ’26 and Mohan Hathi ’26 were elected first and second class marshals. The program marshals elected are Toluwaniase Ademola ’26, Kirthi Chigurupati ’26, […]
With education becoming increasingly digital and AI slowly impeding university classrooms, the Harvard Independent surveyed Harvard College undergraduates to understand student engagement with and opinions on machines of all kinds for our 2025 issue “Reboot.” Over a three-day period, the Independent received responses across grade levels and concentrations. Note that all questions were anonymous and […]
On Sept. 9, Harvard’s John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum opened the fall semester featuring Professor Arthur C. Brooks in conversation with Tarek Masoud. Drawing on his new book, “The Happiness Files: Insights on Work and Life,” Brooks offered a practical blueprint for contentment, urging his audience to take leisure seriously, embrace calibrated risk, and treat […]
As generative artificial intelligence becomes increasingly central to how people seek information, the journalism industry faces a dilemma. Large language models may not yet be able to break news, but they can synthesize it immediately. With this, what incentivizes readers to visit multiple online publications and sustain civic participation; and if journalism becomes an obsolete […]