Class Report Writing Help
Experiencing writer’s block or looking for inspiration on how to start your Red Book essay? Check out these writing prompts!
Submitting Your Class Report Entry
Submitting your update is easy. You have two options to participate: (1) using the online Class Report form with your HarvardKey or (2) by email.
- Note the Class Report Office will accept only one submission for printing in the book. If multiple entries are received, only the most recent submission will be printed in the book and your earlier versions will be automatically removed.
- Participation in the Class Report is “opt-in only.” If you do not provide an update, your listing will consist of your name, Harvard or Radcliffe undergraduate degree, and House or dorm affiliation—no address or phone number will be published.
Option 1: Participate Using the Online Form
Log in to the Class Report website and complete the online form. You will need your HarvardKey credentials to log in. For additional help with your HarvardKey, please email haa_alumnihelp@harvard.edu or call 617-496-0559.
Class Report WebsiteHarvardKey Support
Option 2: Participate by Email
If you prefer to submit by email without using HarvardKey, please click the button below to email your Class Report entry.
To make a voluntary contribution to support production costs for the Class Report, please click the button below:
Message from Your Class Report Chair
Hello, Class of 2002! It has been almost twenty-five years since you donned caps and gowns and marched together through Harvard Yard. The year 2027 will be here before you know it and with it your 25th College Reunion, which will be held June 3–6, 2027. The first step towards your Reunion is to write your entry for the Class Report. Even the “Red Book” gets a little bit fancy for the 25th, spiffing up in a hard cover with real pictures. The extended deadline is November 19, 2026. Do not procrastinate!
Not sure what to include? Start with your contact info and take it from there. Whatever is important to you. Life experiences, ups and downs, passions, joys, family, career, interests, ideas. Class Report essays typically run 500 to 750 words, but feel free to go a little over or a little under. Whatever you add to it, without your entry the Class Report will not be as interesting or complete.
And, for the first time, our Class Report will include current photos in full color. These can be business photos, family vacation photos—whatever you’d like (within reason, of course).
Important note: In accordance with new University policies regarding protection of privacy, no contact information will be published without your express intention through participation in the book. If you choose not to provide a Class Report update, your listing in the book will consist only of your name, Harvard undergraduate degree, and House affiliation. Thus it’s more important than ever to submit an update for the Report!
Log on to the secure Class Report site above to get started. To use the website, you’ll need to claim your HarvardKey to get behind the firewall (to keep information confidential). If you don’t have your HarvardKey already (or can’t remember your password), please read the HarvardKey support below this letter.
Everyone in the Class will receive a copy of the 25th Report, regardless of participation.
If you have questions (or comments, concerns, ideas), you can weigh in by email at CRO_25thReport@harvard.edu. And be sure to sign up for the Harvard College Class of 2002 Facebook Group if you haven’t already.
Thank you for helping to make the Class of 2002 25th Anniversary Report, and subsequent 25th Reunion, the best ever.
Warmly,
Robert Lindsey
Class Report Chair
HarvardKey Support
Claiming Your HarvardKey
HarvardKey is the secure login name and password you will use to submit your Class Report, register for your Reunion, access the Alumni Directory, and more. You only need to register for your HarvardKey once, and your login name and password will remain valid indefinitely. If you need to, you can reset your password at any time after registering.
I have not yet claimed my HarvardKey.
To claim your HarvardKey, visit key.harvard.edu/find-alumni-record and follow the prompts. You will be asked for:
- Your last name
- Your HAA ID number—you can find this in the footer of any Class Report email you have received. Please make sure to copy and paste your entire HAA ID number, including any zeros.
- The year you graduated from Harvard or Radcliffe (if you have multiple degrees from Harvard, then any graduation year will work).
I think I claimed my HarvardKey, but I don’t remember it.
To recover your password: Visit key.harvard.edu/account-recovery/forgot-password and follow the prompts to reset your password.
To be reminded of your login name: Visit key.harvard.edu/account-recovery/request-login-name-reminder.
You will need your HAA ID number, which you can find in the footer of any Class Report email you have received, to be reminded of your login name. Please make sure to copy and paste your entire HAA ID number, including any zeros.
If you experience any issues claiming or logging in with HarvardKey, this step-by-step guide may be helpful. You can also email haa_alumnihelp@harvard.edu for assistance.
Data Privacy
If you have concerns about including some or all of your contact information in your Class Report, then you may opt out by checking the relevant boxes on each page of the Report form. Please contact the Class Report Office with any additional questions or concerns about the way you will be listed in the book. The contact information that you choose to provide in the biographical questionnaire will be both printed in the Class Report book and incorporated into your record in the Harvard alumni database. Read the Terms of Use Data Disclosure here: https://alumni.harvard.edu/classreports/termsofuse.
Please note: if you choose not to provide a Class Report update, then your listing in the book will consist only of your name, Harvard or Radcliffe undergraduate degree, and House or dorm affiliation. No contact information will be published without your express intention through participation in the book.