Minority students account for almost 17% of the 2010 fall class.
The incoming fall class, they add, is now virtually full.
He said the center would open for fall classes.
He said the college might not know for weeks if the dormitory will be ready for the fall class.
The school plans to open it in time for fall 1993 classes.
The fall 2007 class was the largest ever at Harvard, with a total of 1,115 students.
This year, it has more than 1,600 applicants for a fall class of 350.
Cake Race is held on the last day of fall classes.
Forty new students are expected for fall classes and there is a waiting list of at least that many, Starke said.
The second phase began during the 2002-2003 year and was open for fall 2003 classes.