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Winthrop House at UHall Steps Housing Day
Student Life

Housing Day To Be Held Friday After Spring Recess in Break From Tradition

Harvard College will hold Housing Day on the Friday following spring break in 2025 — pushing back the annual festivities more than a week past their traditional date on the Thursday before break.

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Student Life

HUDS Rolls Out New Artificial Intelligence System to Combat Food Waste

Harvard has a food waste problem. University administrators think that artificial intelligence can help.

South Asian Welcome Ceremony
College

Campus Affinity Groups Host Welcoming Ceremonies for the Class of 2029

Hundreds of Harvard students and affiliates celebrated members of the Class of 2029 at welcoming ceremonies hosted by campus affinity groups this past week.

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College Life

Freshmen Taste-Test the Iconic Flavors of Harvard Square at Queen’s Head Pub Event Series

More than 100 first-year students have gathered every Tuesday to sample food and vote for their favorite Harvard Square restaurants at the Dean of Students Office’s premiere event, Taste of Harvard Square.

David Deming Speaks at Convocation
College

At Harvard Convocation, College Dean David Deming Tells Freshmen to Prepare for AI Age

In his inaugural convocation address, Harvard College Dean David J. Deming told incoming freshmen they were living through a “unique moment in history” — though not focusing on reasons members of the audience had anticipated.

Class of 2029 Freshman Issue Cover Graphic
College

Harvard Welcomes Class of 2029 to a Campus Reshaped by Trump’s Second Presidency

From the start, Harvard’s Class of 2029 witnessed how the College is refashioning itself for a new political era, embracing calls to address antisemitism while backing away from diversity programs disfavored by the White House.

1414 Mass Ave
College

Harvard To End Faculty Pre-Concentration Advising Program After Two-Year Pilot

The Harvard Advising Programs Office will end the faculty pre-concentration advising program at the end of 2025 after a two-year trial run, according to a university spokesperson.

Yard Archaeology
College

‘It’s Honestly Not That Serious’: Peer Advisors Help Freshmen Navigate Blocking Decisions

Freshmen annually learn of their housing assignments when upperclassmen boisterously storm into their dorms on Housing Day — a tradition that dates back to 1995. But tension builds in the weeks leading up to the reveal when freshmen must select up to eight other students to “block” with, forming blocking groups that are guaranteed to be assigned the same House.

Canaday Hall
College

Harvard Freshmen Face Continued ‘Pervasive’ Rodent Problem

When Harvard freshmen moved back into their Harvard Yard dorms last month after winter break, several students returned to evidence of unwelcome visitors: mouse droppings and chewed-through belongings.

Harvard College Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
College

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
College

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.

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College

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.

Grays Hall
College

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.

Family Weekend 2024
College

Harvard Welcomes Freshman and Junior Families for Family Weekend

Families of Harvard College freshmen and juniors gathered in Cambridge this weekend for the annual Family Weekend, hosted by the Dean of Students’ Office.

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Crime

$5,670 Worth of Valuables Stolen From Harvard Yard Freshman Dorm

Freshmen students living on the first floor of Thayer Hall were burglarized between the hours of 7 p.m. on Oct. 5 and 1 a.m. on Oct. 6, resulting in the theft of $5,670 worth of property, according to the Harvard University Police Department.

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