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How AI Is Reshaping Supply Chains

Harvard Kennedy School lecturer on using AI to strengthen supply chains

Science & Technology

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The Latest In Harvard’s Fight with the Trump Administration

Back-and-forth reports on settlement talks, new accusations from the government, and a reshuffling of two federal compliance offices

Harvard in the Crosshairs

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Harvard’s Summer in Court

What Columbia’s settlement means for the University

Harvard’s Standoff

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Letters from Readers About Harvard’s Standoff with the Trump Administration

Harvard Magazine readers respond to Harvard’s standoff with the Trump administration.

Letters to the Editor

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Social Sciences

A New Narrative of Civil Rights

Political philosopher Brandon Terry’s vision of racial progress

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International affairs

Free Speech, the Bomb—and Donald Trump

A Harvard cardiologist on the unlikely alliances that shaped a global movement to prevent nuclear war

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Books & Literary Life

Shakespeare’s Greatest Rival

Without Christopher Marlowe, there might not have been a Bard.

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Food

CiderDays Festival Celebrates All Things Apple

Visiting small-batch cideries and orchards in Massachusetts

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‘Censorship’: over 115 scholars condemn cancellation of Harvard journal issue on Palestine

The Guardian | 8.14.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard Faculty Debates Free Speech and Academic Freedom and Free Speech

White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions

The New York Times | 8.12.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Re-remembering Juneteenth and The Racial Tensions That Roiled Texas

Behind Wall Street’s Abrupt Flip on Crypto

The New York Times | 8.13.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Crypto—To Regulate or Not?

Harvard and White House Move Toward Potential Landmark Settlement

The New York Times | 8.11.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The Standoff: Harvard’s Future in the Balance

Alan Garber’s former student now holds the keys to Harvard’s future

The Boston Globe | 8.11.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The Standoff: Harvard’s Future in the Balance

Fear Of Super Intelligent AI Is Driving Harvard And MIT Students To Drop Out

Forbes | 8.6.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Understanding AI Vulnerabilities and AI in the Academy

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Faculty & Community

How Birds Lost Flight

Scott Edwards discovers evolution’s master switches.

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Faculty & Community

The Senior Housing Shortfall

As the ranks of the elderly swell, there are too few housing options for seniors who want to “age in place.”

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Harvard History & Traditions

Winthrop Bell: Harvard Philosopher, MI6 Spy, and Early Forecaster of the Holocaust

Brief life of a philosopher and spy: 1884-1965

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Faculty & Community

Social Media Use and Adult Depression

A survey reveals suprising links between social media use and depression in adults.

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Students & Alumni

Flying Squirrel

Wingsuit skydiver Alejandro Montagna on minimizing risk—at 150 mph

New England Guide

A Verdant Cultural Retreat

Boston’s Forest Hills Cemetery is a welcome respite from the world.

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Arts & Culture

Attuned to Pianos

An instrument restorer’s beautiful obsession

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Faculty & Community

Inner Senses

Nicholas Bellono probes the biological basis of animal adaptations and behaviors.