Booking a Space
Whether you need a private space to study or a gathering space for your organization, you can book a study space around campus:
Library Space Finder: This library space finder will make finding a quiet study space quick and efficient.
Smith Campus Center: While the Welcome Pavilion and the Arcade within the Smith Campus Center (SCC) are open to the public, other spaces require a valid Harvard University I.D. Card. Harvard affiliate reservations can be made via the Harvard Affiliate Portal by current students, faculty, academic personnel, and staff.
Student Life & Resources
Provided below are some quick links that can be helpful when trying to navigate life on campus:
College Events Calendar: A place to find all of the happenings on campus.
Dining Hall Menu: Find out what is on the menu at the dining halls this week.
Food Truck Schedule: You can find different food trucks parked outside of the Science Center Plaza everyday—see what is on the menu for the week.
Harvard Shuttle: Harvard Shuttles provide provide safe, convenient, and reliable transportation throughout the Cambridge and Allston campuses. The shuttle tracker can help you plan your day with ease.
Student Organization Center Online (SOCO): An easy place to search everything Harvard from organizations to events to news.
CrimZone Student Rewards App: CrimZone Rewards is an app that rewards Harvard students for supporting Harvard Athletics and attending various events.
Find Available Laundry Machines: OneTapAway will help you find the available laundry machines on-campus making laundry day way less stressful.
Discounts
There are many expenses that come with transitioning to College. These links below provides students resources to help alleviate the costs including discounts on books, technology, and meals:
Technology
- Harvard University Information Technology (HUIT)
- Computer & Software Discounts
- Computer Loan Form
- Computer Reimbursement Form
Food
- BoardPlus is a component of the undergraduate meal plan, designed to increase flexibility to that meal plan; students receive $65 of BoardPlus dollars per semester that can be spent at any HUDS-operated cafe, House grille, or for guest meals in the dining halls.
- To use BoardPlus, let the cashier or checker know you want to use it and present your Harvard ID. Your balance is displayed after each transaction. You may not add more BoardPlus dollars when you have run out, and any remaining dollars expire at the end of the school year.
- Free Coffee on Campus: Memorial Church serves free coffee on weekday mornings in Tercentenary Theater. Gutman Library also has free coffee, tea, and snacks during exams period.
First-Year Resources
Your first year of College is unique. Here are some links for new students with guidance, programming, and resources to help them transition to Harvard:
Academic Resource Center (ARC): The ARC offers programming specifically for first-year students to help you get the most out of this exciting and unique time.
Exploring Concentrations: Harvard College offers more than 3,700 courses in 50 undergraduate fields of study, which we call concentrations. Explore the learning opportunities each concentration offers.
Expos: Learn more about the Harvard College Writing Program and the first-year writing requirements.
First-Year Advising: All first-year students have an advising network that includes their Resident Dean of First Year Students, their proctor, and their Peer Advising Fellows. Your first-year advising network will help you transition to college academics, assist you in navigating Harvard's resources and in exploring curricular and co-curricular opportunities, and help you plan for your choice of concentration.
First-Year Experience Office: As a first-year student you can take advantage of programs and activities planned just for you.
First-Year Seminar Program: First-Year Seminars cover a wide range of topics in a vast number of fields and disciplines.
New-Student Communications: Email is the primary communication channel used by Harvard administrators. Learn more about the communications you as a first-year can expect from the College.
Restorative Practice Fellows: The Restorative Practice Fellows (RPFs) program is entirely student-run, operated by undergraduate fellows fostering restorative approaches to conflict and harm at Harvard College. Founded in 2024, the RPFs serve as peers who offer alternative pathways for accountability and personal growth.
Set up your IT accounts: Get yourself set up for campus arrival and classes via this Harvard University Information Technology (HUIT) site.
Health & Wellness Support
Harvard is dedicated to caring for members of the Harvard community, including its students. This list of resources cover the many ways in which you can seek care:
Health Services
Mental Health Services
Confidential Resources
- Harvard Chaplains
- Harvard Ombuds Office
- SHARE (Sexual Harassment/Assault Resources & Education) Team
- Counseling & Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
- RESPONSE Peer Counseling
- Harvard Square Clinic: 617-495-2042
Peer Support
Exercise & Wellness
Support Services
Harvard works to holistically support students who are experiencing difficulties and to ensure the general well-being of the student body. Please explore the links on the left for information about disability, learning, health, and wellness:
Counseling & Mental Health Services (CAMHS): CAMHS is an office dedicated to promoting students' mental health. You can call the CAMHS Cares 24/7 mental health support line at (617) 495-2042 and follow the prompts to speak on the phone with a CAMHS Cares mental health provider. This option is available to you 24/7.
Disability Access Office (DAO): The DAO works in collaboration with Harvard faculty, students, and staff to create equitable educational experiences through the promotion of universal design in learning, reasonable accommodations in inaccessible environments, and the reframing of disability as a valued aspect of the human experience. The DAO determines accommodations for students with disabilities and ensures legal compliance under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended in 2008. Incoming students are encouraged to connect with DAO as soon as possible to discuss accommodation needs. Visit our Information for Incoming Harvard College Students page to learn about the registration process, housing accommodations, confidentiality, and what to expect in college.
University Disability Resources (UDR): The UDR provides leadership to University efforts to ensure an accessible, inclusive welcoming learning and working environment for individuals with disabilities while complying with federal and state regulations. UDR serves as a central resource for students, faculty, staff, researchers, and visitors on disability-related information, procedures and services for our community. UDR also provides expertise in the development, implementation, and acquisition for best and promising disability-related University practices.
Office of Academic Integrity and Student Conduct (OAISC): OAISC provides a range of supports and resources to students, including facilitating the issuance of No Contact Orders (NCOs,), Harvard College Student Handbook policy interpretation and understanding, academic support, involvement opportunities, and any inquiries concerning the Harvard College Administrative Board or Harvard College Honor Council.
Financial Aid: The Griffin Financial Aid Office provides need-based aid that allows us to bring the best students to Harvard, regardless of their ability to pay.
Harvard Chaplains: The Harvard Chaplains, a professional community of more than thirty chaplains, represent many of the world’s religious, spiritual, and ethical traditions, and share a collective commitment to serving the spiritual needs of the students, faculty, and staff of Harvard University.
Harvard University Health Services (HUHS): The HUHS team works closely with you to provide high-quality outpatient care in a friendly, comfortable environment.
Harvard University Police Department (HUPD): The mission of the Harvard University Police Department is to maintain a safe and secure campus by providing quality policing in partnership with the community.
Harvard University Campus Escort Program: The Harvard University Campus Escort Program (HUCEP) is a campus safety program developed by Harvard College in partnership with the Harvard University Police Department. Escorts respond to both calls for service through the HUCEP hotline (617) 385-8237, and by being flagged down by students, faculty and staff in need of an escort.
International Students: The Harvard International Office (HIO) is dedicated to serving Harvard's international population.
Office for Community Support, Non-Discrimination, Rights and Responsibilities (CSNDR): CSNDR works with the Harvard community to foster an environment free from discrimination, interpersonal violence, and the impacts of such harm. To connect with the Local Designated Resources (LDRs) for College students with respect to the Non-Discrimination and Antibullying policies, visit the FAS-Harvard College Local Desiganted Resrouces page.
24-Hour Harvard SHARE Hotline: (617) 495-9100
Peer Counseling: All Peer Counseling Groups are for currently registered Harvard undergraduate students.
Title IX Coordinators: Title IX Resource Coordinators serve in a neutral role, support all members of the Harvard community, and are expert resources around the University’s policies, procedures, and resources in the realm of sexual harassment and other sexual misconduct.
Harvard Ombuds Office: The Harvard Ombuds Office is a confidential and independent resource available to anyone from the Harvard community. A discussion with an impartial Ombuds can help a visitor voice concerns, clarify goals and consider options so they can make their own best decisions about next steps. Any issue affecting one’s work or studies may be brought to an Ombuds.