On the cover: Tercentenary Theatre, May 28, 2020. Photograph by Kristina DeMichele/Harvard Magazine
Letters from our readers
Health care, St. Louis, pioneering astronomer
The View from Mass Hall
President Bacow on Harvard’s history of confronting—and helping conquer—pandemics
Harvard’s COVID-19 lessons, and new challenges
What Harvard has already learned from the pandemic—and strategic challenges to come
July-August 2020
On the cover: Tercentenary Theatre, May 28, 2020. Photograph by Kristina DeMichele/Harvard Magazine
“Lives in Limbo”—Roberto Gonzales tallies the human and social costs
Sociologist Roberto Gonzales on the predicament of undocumented young people
Callimachus
Brief life of a multifaceted poet: c. 310 B.C.E. - c. 240 B.C.E.
Nicholas Burns on diplomacy’s role in fostering U.S. standing in the world
On restoring American leadership through diplomacy
Music theorist Alexander Rehding profiled by Jacob Sweet
A professor’s interstellar reach
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
Canine behavioral specializations reflected in brain structures
Researchers hope to tease out the effects of breeding and training on dog brain structure.
Protecting the press as a foundation of democracy
If the press is essential to democracy, what can be done to save news organizations?
Harvard’s VirScan exposes viral vulnerabilities
A serological test may reveal the COVID-19 virus’s weaknesses—and expose its strategic decoys.
John Harvard's Journal University news
Massachusetts Hall at 300
Harvard’s oldest building at 300
Harvard Commencement 2020
Details of the virtual degree-conferral ceremonies
Searching for a COVID-19 vaccine
The when and how of vaccines
Harvard Portrait: Melissa Dell
“In the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, people in academic institutions like Harvard predominantly studied the U.S. and Europe,” says the development economist.
Harvard fall coronavirus decisions
The factors influencing the fall semester—and beyond
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Harvard “net-zero” climate-change policy
The University adopts a new goal for managing the endowment.
Leadership changes, new sexual-misconduct rules, and more
Leadership changes, new sexual-misconduct rules, and more
Jeffrey Epstein’s Harvard ties detailed in official report
The general counsel’s report recommended—and prompted—action.
The Undergraduate faces life without handrails
The Undergraduate faces up to a postgraduate life without handrails.
Profile of Harvard diver Georgina Milne
Diver Georgina Milne pictures a post-pandemic return.
Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more
Playwright Katori Hall on the joy—and trauma—of black life
Playwright Katori Hall on the joy—and trauma—of black life
Excerpt from Marjorie Garber, “Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession”
Marjorie Garber explores the word’s complexity and history.
Excerpt from Alex Keyssar “Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?”
Problematic features of the Electoral College
Paul Moravec’s soulful music
Paul Moravec’s soulful music
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Profile of comedian Karen Chee
Comedian Karen Chee finds her voice.
Harvard SquaredWhat to do in Boston, Cambridge, and beyond
New England summertime getaways
Getting away and outside safely this summer
Beaches under COVID-19
Strict lines in the sand
Summertime at the Arnold Arboretum
Summertime at the Arnold Arboretum
Sofra Bakery & Café
Cambridge’s Sofra Bakery & Café feeds sheltering crowds.
How to Plan Your Staycation Summer
How to plan your staycation summer
Almuni Harvardians far and wide
The Arts as Essential Goods
A prescient novelist is hopeful that “after great change, amazing things can happen.”
Harvard Cambridge Scholars
Headed to the other Cambridge
Harvard Medalists
For extraordinary service to the University
Centennial Medalists
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences’ honorands
Overseer and HAA Director Elections
The official 2020 slates
Dr. Fauci, social distance, and a campus without people
Campus and Commencement without people, social distance, Dr. Fauci, and a meaningful password
