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 can participate using the online Class Report form with your HarvardKey.
- 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.
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.
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Message from Your Class Report Chair
Dear Classmate,
I hope you’re having a wonderful summer!
I’m excited to report that planning has begun for our 5th Reunion in Cambridge, which will take place Friday, June 4–Sunday, June 6, 2027. We hope to see you there!
To mark this milestone—and help us all get up to speed on what you’ve been up to for the past five years—we will be asking everyone to submit entries to our 5th Anniversary Class Report, also called the “Red Book.” This is an opportunity for us all to share something meaningful about our lives now and will serve as a sort of time capsule of this moment in the future.
- What it is: The Class Report is a printed book sent to all class members before each Reunion, and we can all contribute to it! You can update your contact and biographical information for the Book and submit an entry in whatever form you choose—a short essay, a poem, a drawing . . . feel free to get creative! The Red Book offers the unique opportunity to update classmates on your life, career, and experiences. It also provides a space to reflect on how our lives and world have changed over the last five years.
- How to submit: Go to the Class Report website to make your entry.
- Deadline: The submission deadline is November 20, 2026. Don’t worry—we’ll remind you again closer to the date!
The Red Book is a Harvard tradition dating back over 150 years, and I hope you will help us carry on the tradition by submitting an entry. You can check out this article in Harvard Magazine for examples from generations past.
Stay tuned for more information about Reunion planning and ways to get involved.
Best,
Alicia Vernell Rivera
Class Secretary and 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.