Tag: House System

  • Nation & World

    Get up, it’s Housing Day

    Freshmen, who spend their first year living in and around the Yard, are sorted into one of Harvard’s 12 upperclass Houses on Housing Day.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Next up for renewal: Winthrop

    Winthrop House is expected to be the next undergraduate residence in Harvard College’s House system to be renewed.

    7 minutes
  • Nation & World

    New life for McKinlock

    The second House renewal test project, Leverett’s McKinlock Hall, is scheduled to begin in June. The project will result in greater common and recreational space for students, which will help foster community and nurture learning.

    8 minutes
  • Nation & World

    A $30M gift to University

    The Hutchins Family Foundation is giving $30 million to Harvard that will support academic initiatives in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and also launch the Hutchins Family Challenge Fund for House Renewal.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    House renewal, ready for launch

    The Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Harvard College announced plans to launch the systemwide effort to renew the University’s 12 undergraduate Houses. The announcement unveils Dunster as the first full House to be renewed, along with the location of “swing” housing, and the pacing for the project.

    8 minutes
  • Nation & World

    House renewal supports local economy

    Harvard University today announced plans to undertake a wide-ranging construction program that will result in the creation of nearly 3,600 local construction jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in new local economic activity while ultimately funneling approximately $10 million into Cambridge city coffers in permitting fees alone.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Houses Today

    House Masters and former students discuss learning outside the classroom and how the housing system enriches life and community at Harvard.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    Coming Home to Cabot House: Krystal Tung ’13

    Find out why Cabot House resident Krystal Tung ’13 says that the place where she lives is also the place where she explores, creates, connects, and, above all, learns.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    House masters appointed

    Harvard College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds, announced the appointment of three House masters: Douglas Melton, Christie McDonald, and Rakesh Khurana.

    5 minutes