Generations of Service

From the thousands of students, faculty, staff, and alumni who have served in uniform to others who have shaped American diplomacy or scientific research, members of the Harvard community have long dedicated themselves in service to the nation’s military.

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Harvard College Reports Increase in Applicants for Class of 2030

Harvard College released data for the Class of 2030, enrolling 1,648 students from a pool of 55,104 applicants—a 15 percent increase in applicants over the previous year. Of students offered admission, 80.9 percent enrolled, marking a sixth consecutive admissions cycle with a yield above 80 percent.

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Alumni Honored for Community Building and Leadership

The Harvard Alumni Association announced the winners of the 2025–26 Outstanding Volunteer Leadership and Outstanding Alumni Community Awards, which recognize exemplary contributions to Harvard Clubs and Shared Interest Groups.

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Stories

October 30, 2026

The Key to Academic Vibrancy

Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi Hoekstra stressed the importance of preserving robust financial aid to bring the most talented students to Harvard.
October 20, 2026

The Idea of a University

Delivering Harvard's annual MLK Lecture, Wellesley College President Paula Johnson AB '80, MD '84, MPH '85 urged higher education leaders to honor “the higher purpose Dr. King saw in education."
October 15, 2026

Alum Wins Nobel Prize

Karl Deisseroth AB ’92 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for helping to launch the field of optogenetics, which has opened new windows to observe and understand the brain.