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2025 Marshall Scholars Photo
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2025 Marshall Scholars Photo

Three Harvard seniors — John Lin ’25, Laila A. Nasher ’25, and Ryan H. Doan-Nguyen ’25 — were named 2025 Marshall Scholars.

2025 Marshall Scholars Photo
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3 Harvard College Seniors Named 2025 Marshall Scholars

Three Harvard College seniors — Laila A. Nasher ’25, Ryan H. Doan-Nguyen ’25, and John Lin ’25 — were named Marshall Scholars on Monday, per a British consulate press release.

Dean Khurana Interview
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‘I Am Really Sorry’: Khurana Apologizes for International Student Winter Housing Denials

Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana apologized for the confusion and outrage sparked after many international students on financial aid were initially denied winter housing but clarified the reasoning behind the decision in a Monday interview with The Crimson.

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Harvard Accepts First Students to Class of 2029 but Releases No Admissions Data

Harvard College released its first offers of admission to the Class of 2029 on Thursday evening but little else as the Admissions and Financial Aid Office withheld information about the number of applicants and admitted students for the first time in decades.

Cap and Gown at 2023 Commencement
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Harvard Will Not Reduce 2025 Commencement Tickets for Seniors and Families

Harvard will not reduce the number of allotted commencement tickets for the College’s Class of 2025 — despite some concerns from students that the number of tickets would be lowered due to the historically large class size.

Primal Scream
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Harvard Students Undress to Destress in Primal Scream Run

With finals looming, students commemorated the end of reading period by running through Harvard Yard free of stress — and clothes — for Primal Scream at midnight on Wednesday.

Phillips Brooks House Association
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‘It’s Not as Sexy’: The Challenges of Pursuing Public Service at Harvard

Many students anticipate stepping onto a campus where public service and civic action were integral to the undergraduate experience. But they often discover that students feel intense pressure to sideline their public service aspirations in favor of pre-professional pursuits, and where public service initiatives and organizations struggle with funding shortfalls.

Harvard Yard in the Fall
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‘Far From Ideal’: Harvard Rhodes Finalists Say Lack of Travel Funding Posed Challenges

Students that spoke to The Crimson said they spent anywhere from $150 to $1,550 out of pocket for transportation, housing, and food during their Rhodes interview trip.

Harvard Athletics Building
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‘All in Good Fun’: Camaraderie and Competition in Harvard’s Club and Intramural Sports

In more than a dozen interviews with The Crimson, participants in club and intramural sports described the motivation as camaraderie and competition — not success.

Harvard College Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
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More Than 80% of Freshmen Believe Harvard Should Create Diverse Student Body

An overwhelming majority of members of the Class of 2028 — the first class admitted to Harvard after the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action last year — that responded to The Crimson’s freshman survey said Harvard should continue aiming to foster racial diversity in its student body.

Sever Hall
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Class of 2028 Recruited Athletes Boost Average Athlete SAT Scores by 110 Points, Survey Finds

Harvard recruited athletes are closing the gap between average recruited athlete SAT scores and those of their non-athlete peers, according to The Crimson’s survey of the freshman class.

Protest 4/19
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Survey Says Harvard College Freshmen Split on Pro-Palestine Campus Activism

The Class of 2028 entered Harvard Yard at the height of pro-Palestine activism on college campuses, but freshmen were split in their views of activists’ efforts, according to The Crimson’s annual freshman survey.

University Hall Morning
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Harvard College Will Place Students on Involuntary Leave for Missing 2 Weeks of Class

Harvard College students who miss two weeks of classes will be placed on involuntary leaves of absence “in most cases” under a Student Handbook amendment that will take effect in the 2025-26 academic year.

Grays Hall
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69% of Freshman Class Entered College as Virgins, Survey Finds

The Crimson’s annual survey of the freshman class found that 69 percent of incoming students came to college without having had sexual intercourse, the highest reported percentage in 11 years.

Harvard Undergraduate Association Conference Room
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At Final Fall Meeting, HUA Allocates Funds for Airport Shuttles, Reading Period Event

The Harvard Undergraduate Association funded an airport shuttle program and a “reading period recharge” event at its final general meeting of the semester.

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