When considering which classes to take next, students typically check the Course and Instructor Ratings section on Online Services. If you've ever thought, "Gee, I wish I knew this-or-that about this course/teacher before I registered for this class," then you'd understand how these anonymous reviews can be valuable to (future) students of the course.... Read more about Year-End Reminder: Course and Instructor Evaluations

Harvard Extension School welcomes and celebrates admitted degree candidates

The Harvard Extension School, one of Harvard University's degree-granting institutions, was founded around one hundred and eight years ago. On one beautiful autumn day in September of 2018, the school finally held its Inaugural Convocation Ceremony to welcome and celebrate its admitted degree candidates.... Read more about After 108 Years, an Inaugural Convocation Celebration

CS50 presents... a tech talk on augmented reality (AR) by Abhishek Singh, Resident Researcher at NYU, whom you may recall from such films as https://youtu.be/QN95nNDtxjo.... Read more about CS50 Tech Talk: Building Augmented Reality Experiences with Unity3D

The HGCC Annual Consulting Career Fair will be held on Thursday, July 6th, 2017, at the TMEC Atrium in Harvard Medical School. This is an excellent opportunity to interact with some of the finest management and life science consulting firms that hire candidates just like you!

... Read more about Harvard Graduate Consulting Club Presents Consulting Career Fair 2017

Inviting Harvard graduate and professional students and postdoctoral fellows

The Princeton University Graduate Consulting Club (PUGCC) is delighted to host its Annual Consulting Case Competition, which will be held on Friday, July 21st, 2017 at Princeton University. PUGCC extends a cordial invitation to all Harvard graduate and professional students and postdocs who are interested in management consulting.... Read more about PUGCC Invites Harvard Students to the 2017 Princeton Consulting Case Competition

How Today's Tech Diminishes Our Lives

Our gadgets and big data algorithms have been sold to us with the promise of deepening our relationships and improving our lives. What if they're actually doing the opposite? Multi-tasking shortens attention. The constant pings of communication act as dopamine hits that pull us into addictive behaviors. We value our own abilities less as we rely more on automated systems that purport to be "perfect."... Read more about CARC Summer Guest Speaker Series with Mo Lotman

How can women and girls of all socioeconomic backgrounds use technology to fully participate and prosper in the economy?

That’s the guiding question behind the Women and Technology challenge at Solve, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that identifies and supports lasting solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.... Read more about Solve at MIT: Women and Technology

Now in its ninth year, the Harvard vs. MIT Case Competition is the Harvard Graduate Consulting Club's largest event, put together each summer in collaboration with the Consulting Club at MIT. Over the course of the 12-day event, you will work in a team of four to tackle a real-world business case, networking throughout with representatives from top consulting and industry firms.... Read more about Harvard vs. MIT Case Competition 2017

Who says summers at Harvard have to be all work, intense studies, and no fun?

Will you be on campus this summer? Then, you're in luck! While some of us will suffer through the hot, humid and swampy climate of the southwestern United States, those of you spending a New England summer on campus and surrounding areas will be pleased to know that... Read more about Summer Social Events at Harvard

The Extension School has launched the Harvard Extension Commencement 2017 page. It features Graduate Spotlights, infographic of class statistics, and a video.... Read more about Check Out the Harvard Extension School 2017 Commencement Page

Congratulations to the newly-elected HESA Board!

The Student Clubs & Activities Office has released the results of the Harvard Extension Student Association 2017-2018 Executive Board Elections. The new administration, to be lead by Jasmin Frankel (President) and Colin Rudd (Vice President), includes two HESA veterans... Read more about Welcome the New HESA Board Members

Congratulations to President-elect Jasmin Frankel and Vice President-elect Colin Rudd!

In an official release by the Harvard Extension School's Student Clubs and Activities Office, Ian Jackson announced the incoming 2017-2018 HESA leaders: President-Elect Jasmin Frankel and Vice President-Elect Colin Rudd.... Read more about Frankel and Rudd, Incoming 2017-2018 HESA Leaders

New online resource to showcase candidates in upcoming HESA elections

The Harvard Extension School's Dean of Students Office launches the HESA Elections 2017 website today. The site contains information about and personal statements from the Harvard Extension Student Association (HESA) Executive Board Candidates for the 2017-2018 academic year.... Read more about Announcing the Launch of the HESA Elections 2017 Website

Jackson debuts excerpts from her original ballet, Vanity Lane, at Harvard's ARTS FIRST Festival

On April 29th, Harvard Extension School student La'Toya Princess Jackson will take center stage at ARTS FIRST Festival for DanceFest to debut excerpts from Vanity Lane, an original ballet created and written by Jackson. Harvard's annual ARTS FIRST festival is a showcase of student and faculty creativity produced by the Office for the Arts.... Read more about Spotlight on La'Toya Princess Jackson, ALM Candidate

Elections for the Harvard Extension Student Association (HESA) - representing Harvard Extension School students regardless of program and location - will take place online in April. The call for nominations for all elected positions will open this Saturday, April 1, at 9:00 am (EDT) here (the link will not work until then).... Read more about Call for Nominations and the Full 2017 HESA Election Schedule

The Harvard Graduate Council Elections will be held at our HGC General Assembly meeting on Monday, April 3rd, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The location will be at Aldrich Hall on the Harvard Business School campus, Room 209.... Read more about Harvard Graduate Council to Hold Elections on April 3rd at HBS Campus

Let's do brunch!

It's time to socialize, and share a lovely Brunch with the Professors. Join some of your favorite educators, as well as your friends from HESA, at the Harvard Faculty Club. Bring your guests, and mingle with your mentors over great food, drinks and conversation.... Read more about Participating Professors in Harvard Extension School Brunch Event

The Harvard Graduate Council is looking for volunteers to help out during the OnesieHarvard, a Post.Harvard Event, which will be held from Tuesday, May 23rd, at 4:00 p.m. through Wednesday, May 24th, at 2:00 a.m. at The SOCH.... Read more about HGC Needs Volunteers for the OnesieHarvard, a Post.Harvard Event

The Harvard Graduate Council is pleased to present our 8th Annual Leadership Conference! This year’s theme is Tools For Leadership. The conference will be held on April 8th, 2017 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Harvard Northwest Building on Oxford Street.... Read more about The Harvard Graduate Council Leadership Conference 2017

Time to rise up and reveal your creative side

The Harvard Extension English Society (HEES) is pleased to announce that the submission period for its First Annual Short Story Contest has begun! This year's writing prompt is: Why We Fall. Original short stories submitted must have no more than 1,500 words.... Read more about HEES Presents Its First Annual Short Story Contest

In keeping with Harvard University’s “One Harvard” theme, the Harvard Graduate Council (HGC) invites you to participate in the Small Group Dinners Initiative to connect with students from across the 12 Harvard graduate and professional schools. The aim of this initiative is to create small groups of roughly 6 Harvard graduate students, each from a different school.... Read more about Small Group Dinners Initiative for Grad Students Across Harvard

Call for submissions

Harvard students, faculty, and staff are invited to submit up to five (5) poems on the theme of climate change for an anthology to be edited by Harvard Divinity School student Devin Jacobsen, and published next fall.... Read more about Weathering Change: An Anthology of Art in Response to Climate Change

Celebrating a significant achievement

In a message to the HESA Board from the Student Clubs & Activities Office, Ian Jackson conveyed that this year's Masquerade Ball brought "the largest attendance for a HESA event EVER!" An enormous achievement according to Jackson, the Harvard Extension Student Association (HESA) has never had this large a turn out in a single event over its 16-year history at the university.... Read more about Masquerade Ball 2017 had the "largest attendance for a HESA event EVER!"

Thrive@Harvard is the new Harvard-wide free mobile app offering you resources in your pocket. This app features emergency contacts, health and wellness information, and other university resources available to students.... Read more about Thrive@Harvard Mobile App: Resources in Your Pocket

Are you a 2017 graduate? Excited for an unforgettable experience? If so, get involved in planning Class Day 2017! From class photo to speaker invitations to the graduation party, your help is needed.... Read more about We Need Volunteers to Join the Class Day 2017 Committee

The Harvard Extension Student Association is finalizing details for the Brunch with the Professors event happening in Spring 2017. If you've always wanted to meet with your professors outside of the classroom setting, in a more informal and social space, now is your chance!... Read more about Wanna Have Brunch With Your Favorite Professors?

This is the last week to apply for the Harvard Library Innovation Lab’s Summer Fellowship, based at the Harvard Law School Library - deadline is this Friday, February 24th.... Read more about Last Week to Apply for the Harvard Library Innovation Lab Summer 2017 Fellowship Program

Want to perform at the 7th Annual Masquerade Ball?

We need your talent on March 4th at the Sheraton Boston Hotel for the 7th Annual Masquerade Ball, hosted by the Harvard Graduate Council and the Harvard Extension Student Association.

The Masquerade Ball Committee seeks exceptionally talented individuals and groups that can perform acts such as singing, dancing, instrumental performances, DJing, rapping and spoken word.... Read more about Masquerade Ball 2017: Call for Volunteers

Student leaders gather in the Greater Boston Area for the HESA Spring 2017 Weekend Summit

The Harvard Extension Student Association directors and officers gathered together for the Spring 2017 HESA Leadership Weekend Summit in the Greater Boston Area. Student leaders from Cambridge and Boston, as well as a few out-of-state officers, attended the weekend-long retreat at the end of January.... Read more about Spring 2017 Student Leadership Weekend Summit

CAMBRIDGE MA, January 30th — The Harvard Graduate Council (HGC) today announced it's #WEARE1H Grassroots Campaign in conjunction with the 7th Annual Masquerade Ball coming this March 4th.

The campaign highlights inclusivity and diversity across the 13 Harvard Schools through multiple grassroots and content creation efforts on campus and online.... Read more about The 7th Annual Masquerade Ball and #WeAre1H Campaign

An exhibition and festival celebrating the arts at Harvard

We are currently looking for students to participate in the Ninth Annual Harvard Student Art Show opening on April 1st at the Harvard Ed Portal. If you are interested in submitting a piece for the show, designing a site-specific work for the exhibition space, or performing on opening night, we would love to hear from you!... Read more about Participate in the Ninth Annual Harvard Student Art Show Opening on April 1st

Compete. Network. Win.

The Global Case Competition at Harvard is an international case competition that offers $10,000 in cash and prizes. Last year's competition had 55 teams participating from schools across the globe!... Read more about Global Case Competition at Harvard

Connecting our college community

In continuing to advance the mission of the Harvard Extension Student Association (HESA) to "build and foster a strong sense of community among the school's diverse student body, including our distance education students from around the world," HESA has begun a project to provide Harvard Extension School students with a platform for dynamic discussion online.... Read more about HESA Seeks Programming Help with HarvardKey Integration Project for Student Online Forum

Enjoy outdoor activities, special events, and delicious food on the Plaza!

Harvard Common Spaces is pleased to announce the exciting lineup of winter activities planned for the Plaza. This year, it’s all about fun activities, food, and festivities – easy to do on a lunch break, in between classes, on your way home, or over the weekend.

Beginning Friday, January 20, 2017 students, faculty, and staff can enjoy the newly designed ice lanes featuring curling, shuffleboard, and bowling.... Read more about Plaza WinterFest 2017 - Jan 20th to Mar 10th

Save these dates and links to January social events

Happy New Year and Welcome to J-Term, Harvardians! We hope that you had a festive and relaxing winter holiday break. The Career and Academic Resource Center and the Harvard Extension Student Clubs & Activities Office have put together the following events and networking opportunities for students who will be on campus for the J-Term Session.... Read more about Winter Session Social Events at Harvard

The deadline to submit your Fall term HES course and instructor evaluation has been extended.

When considering which classes to take next, students typically check the Course and Instructor Ratings section on Online Services. If you've ever thought, "Gee, I wish I knew this-or-that about this course/teacher before I registered for this class," then you'd understand how these anonymous reviews can be valuable to (future) students of the course.... Read more about Fall Term Course and Instructor Evaluations Deadline Extended

The Hult Prize @ Harvard event recruited entrepreneurs across all Harvard schools to create viable start-ups and compete for $1 million in seed capital. A total of 15 teams participated in the competition that took place on Saturday, December 10th.... Read more about HES Students Place 2nd in Hult Prize @ Harvard Competition

We would like to share an update to the access policy for the Harvard Innovation Lab (i-lab).

Until now, Harvard Extension School admitted degree candidates taking a full 16-credit course load were allowed access to the i-lab’s co-working spaces.... Read more about Harvard Innovation Lab (i-lab) Access Policy Update for HES Degree Candidates

Let’s do lunch again next time

HESA’s 2nd Annual Family Luncheon at Annenberg Hall was a great success, thanks in large part to the 90+ students and guests who took part in one of the most anticipated events of the semester.... Read more about Family Luncheon Fun at Annenberg Hall and Fall Semester Wrap-Up

Harvard Extension School extends Harvard to global lifelong learners with the academic ability, curiosity, and drive to succeed in rigorous Harvard courses and programs at night, in the summer, online, and in retirement. Because of this, the HES student body is truly diverse.... Read more about Announcing the Dean's Community Building Challenge

Applications are now live until January 3rd for the Spring 2017 Venture Incubation Program (VIP)

If you are a current Harvard student who is passionate about your startup idea, have done some of the basic homework, and are looking for a place, a pace, and a community that will help you move your idea or venture further, faster, consider applying to the i-lab’s signature Venture Incubation Program (VIP).... Read more about Harvard Innovation Lab (i-lab) Spring 2017 VIP Application Period Now Live

The Harvard Extension Business Society (HEBS), in cooperation with the International Finance Student Association (IFSA), is proud to announce that it is now accepting registrations to its 2017 Global Case Competition.... Read more about Register Now for the Global Case Competition at Harvard

Cambridge, MA (November 7, 2016) — The Hult Prize, the world’s largest student competition, comes to Harvard University as students tackle President Clinton’s Refugees - Reawakening Human Potential and Restoring the Dignity of 10M People by 2022 Challenge.

In partnership with former President Bill Clinton, the Hult Prize is hosting college and university events around the world in search of the next game-changing start-up.... Read more about Hult Prize Competition Comes to Harvard University

Enjoy a relaxing evening with some of your favorite professors on November 18th at the historic Loeb House. Students and guests will have the opportunity to dine and mingle with faculty and members of the HESA Board at the Dinner with the Professors event, following the HESA General Assembly.... Read more about Dinner with the Professors Event Participants Announced

The Harvard Graduate Council (HGC) is the official student coordinating body for Harvard University's twelve graduate and professional schools. Our mission is to bring all of the graduate schools of Harvard together.... Read more about Harvard Graduate Council Seeks Volunteer Student Leaders and Contributors

Are you looking for ways to get more involved with the Harvard Extension Student Association? Do you have a solid Event Planning and Project Management experience? If this describes you, we are in search of team members to support our annual Masquerade Ball in the following committees:... Read more about Join the 2017 Masquerade Ball Committee

Get ready for the 2nd Annual Harvard-wide Halloween Costume Party brought to you by the awesome and hardworking folks at the Harvard Graduate Council (HGC), Kennedy School Student Government (KSSG), Harvard Extension Student Association (HESA), and Harvard Business School Student Association (HBS SA)!
... Read more about Harvard Halloween Bash 2016: Haunted House Party at Ascend

The rivalry continues!

Join alumni, new and returning students in the biggest football event of the year! It's time for the Harvard-Yale Game 2016 at Harvard Stadium.... Read more about Join Us at the Harvard-Yale Tailgate Event

It's the 133rd Playing of The Harvard-Yale Game, and HEAA/HESA has a LIMITED supply of discounted tickets in Section 36! Come join fellow students and alumni on Saturday, November 19th for a fun-filled day.... Read more about Get Your Discounted Tickets to The Game: Harvard vs. Yale Football!

Current Openings at Harvard Extension Student Association (HESA): ALB Liaison, ALM Liaison, and Harvard Graduate Council Representative. Come join us!... Read more about More Opportunities to Get Involved

WANTED: Graphic Designer and Photographer

Harvard Extension Student Association (HESA), the official student government and umbrella organization for all student groups at the Harvard Extension School, is looking for a PHOTOGRAPHER and a GRAPHIC DESIGNER to help create promotional images for our upcoming events and projects at Harvard University.... Read more about Student Government Seeks Creative Volunteers

Helping Spread the Word

Niki Lanter, Economics concentrator in the ALB program, alongside Cheniece Kelleher, candidate in the ALM Management program, have been appointed to the Harvard Extension Student Association (HESA) Governance Board as the organization's new Communications & Social Media Managers for the 2016-2017 academic year.... Read more about Lanter and Kelleher Join HESA as Communications and Social Media Managers