Together, our team ensures academic and social well-being and growth for first-year students. Stop by our office to meet with your Resident Dean, borrow gaming or cooking equipment, or sign up for a music practice room, among other things.
Incoming students live in the central part of campus which includes the first-year dormitories, Annenberg dining hall, Widener and Lamont libraries, and academic buildings. You're also just steps from stores and restaurants in Harvard Square.
First-year students are assigned to one of five residential neighborhoods called "Yards", each with a dedicated Resident Dean. Each Yard includes dormitories, and within the dorm students are grouped into entryways of 20-40 students.
We strive to help first-year students:
Each of the Resident Deans oversees the academic and residential life of one of the Yards, which includes roughly 400 students.
Proctors are graduate students and administrators who live in the dorms with students and create an academic and social community for the first-year students in their entryway.
The team based at 6 Prescott Street facilitates all aspects of first-year life.
Members of the programming staff plan targeted programs for students: intramurals, arts, faculty-student initiatives, health and wellness, and social events.
| Office Hours |
Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm |
6 Prescott Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-1574
We hope to connect with those who have helped you arrive at the Harvard gates. Parents and family members may receive communications, as well as programming and support from the Parent and Family Engagement Office.
Above all, we respect that your experience at Harvard belongs to you. We are bound by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act that protects your rights.
