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April 25, 2025

With the end of the semester and summer break approaching, the HIO is expanding drop-in Virtual advising hours!
• Monday – Friday from 9:00 am – 10:00am
• Monday – Friday from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
• Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm 
• Monday – Friday from 4:00 pm – 5:00pm

This service is offered via Zoom on a first-come, first-serve basis, and is intended for multiple international students and scholars with quick questions about standard advising topics, including ...

April 23, 2025

On April 19, Executive Vice President (EVP) Meredith Weenick emailed the Harvard community to reiterate the University's steadfast support for international students and scholars and to acknowledge government actions in recent weeks.
Read the EVP’s message supporting our international community. ...

April 18, 2025

On April 17, the Harvard International Office (HIO) and the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs shared the following communication to the University's international community:

Dear Harvard International Students and Scholars,

As many of you may be aware, the University recently received a letter from the Department of Homeland Security, initiating a review of Harvard’s compliance with Student and ...

Personal Stories

It’s fun being among such a large and diverse community of students and scholars. Not only diverse in terms of nationality, but also in terms of interests and fields of study. In my first six months at Harvard, I had both become an intern as an Office of Technology Fellow, and had acted in a Shakespeare play run by the student drama society. Such are the possibilities at this institution.

Seun Araromi - England - Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

The chance to represent Harvard women’s varsity tennis team was one of the most fulfilling experiences at Harvard so far. Not only I had a second family here, but I felt that I was paying back to the community by representing Harvard College.

Iveta Daujotaite - Lithuania - Harvard College

Represented at Harvard this year

International population over time

International population this year