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March 23, 2008, 12:23 PM ET
Harvard U., Its Houses Full, Won't Accept Transfer Students for 2 Years
Some problems you can’t just throw money at, it seems—not in the short term, at least. Harvard University, the nation’s richest, has run out of room to house undergraduates.
Harvard College, the university’s undergraduate arm, announced last week that it would stop accepting transfer students for two years because it has no place to put them. The announcement also said, somewhat obliquely, that Harvard had “embarked on a planning process for substantial capital investment to renovate and revitalize its residential spaces.”
The Harvard Crimson translated that phrase in an article Friday, saying the university had hired architects to look into providing room for more students. Harvard undergraduates live in 12 residential colleges, which are known as houses. “The reality is that the last couple of freshman classes have been big, and every house is above capacity,” said Jay M. Harris, master of Cabot House. “There wasn’t an inch of space.”
The newspaper reported that moves besides eliminating transfers have been considered. Winthrop House will stop offering seniors an extra, unoccupied room in suites, for instance, and house masters have contemplated moving students from overcrowded houses to those with more available space. James J. McCarthy, master of Pforzheimer House, said the college was “trying to create some breathing space” until major renovations can be completed.
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