House Renewal and Student Experience

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Multiyear effort to renew the residential system to meet the needs of 21st-century students.
4,800 sophomores, juniors, and seniors live in the Houses.
Pilot renovations of Old Quincy began June 2012. Dunster House will be the first House renovation in 2014.

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Oct 1, 2012
Houses Today

House Masters and former students discuss learning outside the classroom and how the housing system enriches life and community at Harvard. Read More
May 15, 2012
House Snapshots

What makes living in the Houses an experience like no other? Students share their favorite events as residents and why they love being a part of these unique communities at Harvard. Read More

Students describe why the Houses are at the heart of their Harvard life.
Mar 30, 2012
Putting the “New” in Old Quincy

After several years of planning focused on everything from bathroom tile to the meaning of House life, Quincy House Co-Masters Lee and Deborah Gehrke can’t wait for the transformation of Old Quincy to start in June. Read More

Read how the Old Quincy renovation is a first step in the long-term renewal of Harvard's indispensable House system.
Mar 30, 2012
Honoring the Past, Looking to the Future

As strong and vibrant as they are, the Houses need attention. That’s why the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has begun an ambitious multiyear effort to renew the cherished residential system to meet the needs of 21st-century students. Read More

"House renewal has come at a perfect time as we—and universities everywhere—rethink the nature of education in the digital, connected world," says Eliot House Co-Master Doug Melton.

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