Summer School Ends
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Friday, August 7, 2026.
Fall 2026 Course Registration begins for incoming College students
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Continuing students can't make any registration changes until add/drop opens on August 24th.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026.
College Course Registration Deadline (for minimum enrollment)
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Continuing students can't make any registration changes until add/drop opens on August 24th.
Thursday, August 13, 2026.
Fall 2026 Course Registration begins for incoming GSAS students
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Continuing students can't make any registration changes until add/drop opens on August 24th.
Monday, August 17, 2026.
Add/Drop Begins for all students
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Open Add/Drop begins for fall 2026, instructor consent not needed.
Monday, August 24, 2026.
GSAS Course Registration Deadline (for minimum enrollment)
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Continuing students can't make any registration changes until add/drop opens on August 24th.
Friday, August 28, 2026.
Dissertation Defense
Special Events
Connor North dissertation defense.
Friday, August 28, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Boylston 237.
Check-In Deadline for All Students
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Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
First meeting of fall term classes. Follows a Monday schedule.
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Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
University Holiday: Labor Day
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Department offices closed.
Monday, September 7, 2026.
Constanze Güthenke (University of Oxford)
Harvard Classics Lectures
TBD.
Tuesday, September 8, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBD, Cambridge, MA.
Fall Party for Faculty & Graduate Students
Tuesday, September 8, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Harvard Faculty Club.
Department Meeting
Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
TBD.
Inger Kuin (University of Virginia)
TBD.
Event Series: Harvard Classics Departmental Seminar Series.
Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY; TBD.
Add/drop deadline
GSAS Calendar
5th Monday - Fall Term - Course Add/ Drop deadline for College and GSAS.
Monday, October 5, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
University Holiday: Columbus Day (Federal) Indigenous Peoples Day (City of Cambridge)
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Department offices closed.
Monday, October 12, 2026.
Department Meeting
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
TBD.
Odysseus Returns: Reflections on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey
Sponsored by the Mahindra Humanities Center and the Center for Hellenic Studies.
Featuring a panel discussion with Emily Greenwood (Harvard University), David Elmer (Harvard University), and Jie Li (Harvard University), moderated by Robin Kelsey (Mahindra Humanities Center).
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY; the Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Student-Faculty Lunch
Student-Faculty Lunches
Friday, October 16, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Harvard Faculty Club.
Harvard Classics Department Seminar Series (Speaker TBA)
TBD.
Event Series: Harvard Classics Departmental Seminar Series.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
Location TBD.