Harvard’s housing report has a darker message than affordability—the middle-class home was always a historical accident

Harvard's U.S. housing report points to an uncomfortable conclusion: homeownership is no longer something you earn. It's ...
Rolling Out

America’s housing crisis just got worse and Harvard has the proof

A new report from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies is putting hard numbers behind what millions of Americans are already living. The 2026 edition of the annual State of the Nation ...
The Harvard Crimson

‘It’s Going To Feel Different’: Harvard Upperclassmen Wary of Decision to Move Back Housing Day

Harvard students said the College’s decision to move Housing Day to the Friday after spring break could disrupt a beloved undergraduate celebration — but was unlikely to “make or break” the excitement ...
The Harvard Crimson

In Defense of the New Housing Day

Mac M. Mertens ’26, a Crimson Editorial editor, is a Classics and History double concentrator in Mather House. Last month, Harvard announced it was moving Housing Day, the annual tradition which sees ...