# Family Connection ## expand\_more ![widener library](/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/styles/hwp_1_1__960x960_scale/public/families/files/zoom_background_003.jpg?itok=5glTtGsb) ## Tune in to life at Harvard College! ### Family Connection Webinars Throughout the spring and summer months, the Parent and Family Engagement team host webinar series that span various topics around academics and student life. Below you will find the recordings from those sessions in case you missed them. We send the Family Connection Newsletter to parents and families four times a year (twice in the fall semester and twice in the spring semester) in order to share information about academics, upcoming events, and relevant resources for students. To subscribe, make sure your student adds your email address to the [Family Information Form](https://families.college.harvard.edu/faq/why-am-i-not-receiving-communications-harvard-college) in my.harvard. ## Spring 2026 Webinars [### Harvard Athletics ](https://youtu.be/7E6d42Cd0R0)[Harvard Athletics Plain Text](https://families.college.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/2026-03/video1200035141.plain_text.txt) ![2026 Harvard Athletics](/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/2026%20Harvard%20%20Athletics%20%281%29.png?itok=qyoOgBB7) [### Commencement and the Harvard Alumni Association ](https://youtu.be/XMOLmqepaIY?si=846_r5mmSmvyVTSM)[2026 Commencement and the Harvard Alumni Association Plain Text](https://families.college.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/2026-03/Commencement%20Webinar%2026.plain_text.txt) ![2026 Commencement and the Harvard Alumni Association ](/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/2026%20Commencement%20and%20the%20Harvard%20Alumni%20Association%20%20%281%29.png?itok=MjfYDdMS) [### Office of the Arts at Harvard ](https://youtu.be/7ytK6FliFY0)[Office of the Arts Plain Text](https://families.college.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/2026-04/OFA%20Family%20webinar%202026.plain_text%20%281%29.txt) ![Office of the Arts at Harvard](/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/2026%20Office%20of%20the%20Arts%20at%20Harvard%20%281%29.png?itok=iGqjb6kr) [### 2025-2026 Academic Year Wrap-Up ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM0Nb9ITGI4)[2025-2026 Academic Year Wrap-Up Plain Text](https://families.college.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/2026-04/OFA%20Family%20webinar%202026.plain_text%20%281%29.txt) ![2025-2026 Academic Year Wrap-Up](/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/2025-2026%20Academic%20Year%20Wrap-Up%20%281%29.png?itok=UM6OIolw) ## Spring Webinar Archive Open all sections Close all sections ### Spring 2025 Webinars expand\_more [### Commencement and the Harvard Alumni Association ](https://youtu.be/t2KfzbApmMg)[2025 Commencement and Harvard Alumni Association Plain Text](https://families.college.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/2026-03/2025%20Commencement%20and%20the%20HAA.plain_text.txt) ![2025 Commencement and the Harvard Alumni Association ](/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/2025%20Commencement%20and%20the%20Harvard%20Alumni%20Association.png?itok=tHeC33di) [### 2024-2025 Academic Year Wrap-Up ](https://youtu.be/xH99UX0xzT0)[2024-2025 Academic Year Wrap-Up Plain Text](https://families.college.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/2026-03/2024-2025%20Academic%20Year%20Wrap-Up.plain_text.txt) ![2024-2025 Academic Year Wrap-Up](/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/2024-2025%20Academic%20Year%20Wrap-Up.png?itok=gcYz3ULz) ### Spring 2024 Webinars expand\_more [### House Life and Housing Day ](https://youtu.be/qcHuawNUKDs)[House Life and Housing Day Plain Text](https://families.college.harvard.edu/file_url/279) ![2024 House Life and Housing Day ](/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/2024%20House%20Life%20and%20Housing%20Day.png?itok=BBmfQakw) [### Career Services ](https://youtu.be/4_5O_dFWsfc)[Career Services Plain Text](https://families.college.harvard.edu/file_url/280) ![Spring 2024 Career Services](/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/2024%20Career%20%20Services.png?itok=cwIo4oKw) [### Commencement and the Harvard Alumni Association ](https://youtu.be/n7NAUrH5Xt0)[Commencement and the HAA Plain Text](https://families.college.harvard.edu/file_url/281) ![2024 Commencement and the Harvard Alumni Association ](/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/2024%20Commencement%20and%20the%20Harvard%20Alumni%20Association.png?itok=1j8JupL8) [### 2023-2024 Academic Year Wrap-Up ](https://youtu.be/aJIy9tARzZk)[2023-2024 Academic Year Wrap-Up Plain Text](https://families.college.harvard.edu/file_url/282) ![2023-2024 Academic Year Wrap-Up](/sites/g/files/omnuum5611/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/2023-2024%20Academic%20Year%20Wrap-Up.png?itok=M0_hVlJc) ## Related Questions Open all sections Close all sections ### How often do you communicate with families and what do you send? expand\_more ## Communications from Harvard College The Parent and Family Engagement Office sends our [Family Connection newsletter](/newsletter) twice in the fall semester and twice in the spring semester along with invitations to our [Family Weekend events](/family-weekend). Copies of our newsletter are posted to our website as soon as we send them. Depending on the specific semester, you may also receive important updates from Harvard College leadership, including Danoff Dean of Harvard College, Rakesh Khurana; Dean of Students, Tom Dunne and Dean of Undergraduate Education, Amanda Claybaugh. For example, you may receive communications if there is a change to the curriculum or a change in leadership in the College. If you are not receiving our communications, [learn how your student can sign you up](/faq/why-am-i-not-receiving-communications-harvard-college) to receive them. ## Sample Harvard College Communications Timeline for Families Here is a sample schedule of communications you may receive from Harvard College. Please note that this is schedule is subject to change and is included to help you anticipate how frequently we may communicate with you: ### Summer (Incoming Families of First-Year Students Only) - **June:** Summer Family Letter - **July-August:** Summer Webinar Series ### Fall Semester Email Messages - **September:** Family Connection Newsletter 1, Save the Date for First-Year and Junior Family Weekend - **October:** First-Year and Junior Family Weekend - **November:** Family Weekend Recap - **December:** Family Connection Newsletter 2 ### Spring Semester Email Messages - **January:** Family Connection Newsletter 3 - **February-April:** [Family Webinar Series](https://families.college.harvard.edu/newsletter) - **May:** Family Connection Newsletter 4 ## Communications from Harvard University Outside of our office, you may also receive communications from our partners across Harvard University including the [Harvard College Fund](https://alumni.harvard.edu/college/college-giving/parents). You can also [subscribe to the Harvard Gazette](https://www.pages01.net/harvard/gazette?email=), which provides a daily roundup of the latest stories, news, and research at Harvard University, and [Harvard Magazine](https://harvardmagazine.com/), the independent source for Harvard news since 1898. ## Social Media Whether you want to informally connect with other Harvard College families or get an inside look at the student experience, there are a variety of [social media channels](/social-media) to help you keep up with everything at Harvard. ### Why am I not receiving communications from Harvard College? expand\_more ## We ask students to add their family members to our system as a privacy measure. Please check in with your student to make sure that your information is added to my.harvard (our Student Information System) via the Family Information Form. Note that the information added to the Family Information Form is different from the information in your student's emergency contacts. Your student should check their account in my.harvard to make sure they have added your information to the Family Information Form in addition to their Emergency Contacts. #### [Family information form instructions](https://harvard.service-now.com/ithelp?id=kb_article&sys_id=d2ac96d6db94670030ed1dca489619ae) ##### If your student is having difficulty with the Family Information Form after reviewing the above instructions, please ask them to contact their Resident Dean. ## Please add us to your safe sender list. If your student has added you to our system via the Family Information Form and you are still not receiving our emails, please make sure you have added to your safe sender email list and check your spam folder. [ More FAQs arrow\_circle\_right ](/faq)