non-Harvard student attend Harvard lectures?

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<p>Can a university student in the Boston area attend Harvard (or MIT or Boston U for that matter) lectures or special events such as these? Or is it pretty exclusive? I am not from a city with a lot of Universities, so I do not know how it works there. At the University where I am from, if there is a lecture going on, pretty much anyone can come in without notice. Thanks for any help on this matter.</p>

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<p>The big lectures are big enough that you can just walk in (preferably on-time) and sit there and no one will notice…
I wouldn’t try doing it for some smaller ‘lecture’ classes though because then the professor pretty much knows all their students.</p>

<p>As for special events, I think you’re pretty much free to attend those too although sometimes you may need a Harvard ID to get into the building.</p>

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<p>I mean theoretically you could but why bother?</p>

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<p>I assume because some people like to learn even if they cannot put it on their cv or transcript.</p>

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<p>I assume anyone who goes to school close enough to Harvard is already at a place that houses equally impressive lectures. And if he/she/it doesn’t then the total commute would be longer than the lecture itself.</p>

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<p>Most speakers or debates on campus are open to the public. It will usually say at the bottom of the poster or flier.</p>

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<p>Briseis: exactly right.</p>