On the cover: Sarah Richardson. Photograph by Stu Rosner
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Letters on Angela Davis, the Bureau of Study Counsel, climate change, and more
Allston in Focus
President Bacow describes the potential for Harvard’s new Allston campus to benefit both gown and town.
About Athletics
Articulating a vision for Crimson athletes—and fellow students
November-December 2019
On the cover: Sarah Richardson. Photograph by Stu Rosner
The Science of Sex
Historian and philosopher Sarah Richardson interrogates the science of sex and gender.
William Monroe Trotter
Brief life of a black radical: 1872-1934
Made Visible
The ubiquity of movement across man-made borders
The Way of the Critic
A.O. Scott on watching and reviewing a lot of movies
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
Where Teachers Thrive, Students Do
Education policy should focus on schools as a whole, not individual teachers, argues Susan Moore Johnson.
What Ails Modern Liberalism?
Eric Nelson says John Rawls led modern philosophy astray.
Mount Laurel and Climate Change
In combatting climate change, will courts hold that the general welfare trumps local sovereignty?
John Harvard's Journal University news
The Community’s Conversations
Opening-days messages focus on free speech and civil discourse within Harvard.
Ryan Enos
The political scientist explains “social geography.”
Harvard’s Admissions Process Upheld
The College’s admissions office does not discriminate against Asian-Americans, a federal judge ruled on October 1.
A Middling Year
The endowment rises to $40.9 billion in a year of more modest investment returns.
Yesterday’s News
Headlines from Harvard’s history
News Briefs
Tackling harassment, athletics, and barriers to international scholars and students
Brevia
New HUHS director, public-service pair, social-club-sanctions lawsuit, and more
Permission to Know
The Undergraduate explores the ethics of gathering knowledge.
Reload and Fire
In the early season, an infusion of new talent and a hot quarterback buoyed the Crimson football team.
Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more
Comedy Is Magic
For Harrison Greenbaum, it began with “Pick a card….”
Hoffa and Harvard Law
A new look at “one of the greatest unsolved crimes in American history”
“The Luckiest Books”
A visit to the Harvard Depository
“A Melodic Being”
Singer Ali Sethi finds his voice in classical Pakistani music.
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
Forgive, but Don’t Forget
…and don’t always forgive
Chapter & Verse
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Harvard SquaredWhat to do in Boston, Cambridge, and beyond
Jazz and Boston: A True Combo
A look at the live-music scene: traditional trios to experimental student performers
Images from the Ballets Russes
Elegant photographs of dancing’s stars
Jazz Photographer Frank Stewart, at Harvard
“The Sound of My Soul: Frank Stewart’s Life in Jazz,” at Harvard
Reflections of Fatimah Tuggar
Fatimah Tuggar explores artisanship and technology, at the Davis Museum
Cambridge Hot Spot
La Fábrica’s Latin-Caribbean flair
Bow Market
Somerville’s Bow Market makes its mark.
Make It Personal
Local artisans specializing in bespoke holiday treasures
Almuni Harvardians far and wide
Back to the Future
Promoting craftsmanship and agrarian skills in an idyllic New Hampshire setting
The Miller-Hunn Award Winners
Honoring outstanding alumni interviewers for the College
Aloian Memorial Scholars
Honoring those who enrich the quality of life in their Houses
2019 HAA Award Recipients
For outstanding service to the University
Seeking a Flag-Bearer!
Who’ll carry the traditionalists’ Little Red Flag?
Life Lessons
Expansive CVs, and extracurricular insights
