On the cover: Illustration by Paul Garland
Harvard Magazine Reader's Letters
Master Finley, whales’ speech, Harvard values
Harvard Disciplinary Dysfunction
Learning from the spring protest and punishments
September-October 2024
On the cover: Illustration by Paul Garland
A Right Way to Teach Reading?
The science, art, and politics of teaching an essential skill
An Underknown Twentieth Century Realist Artist
Brief life of an American realist artist and critic: 1907-1975
Academic Freedom and Free Speech
Robert Post explains how they differ—and why it matters, especially now
Social Interaction and Human Health
Why social interactions are as vital as food and water
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
What is the Economic Impact of Climate Change on Global GDP?
The impact on global GDP is likely six times greater than previously estimated.
How Your Social Circle Affects Your Microbiome and Health
The microbiome may be socially exchanged, modulating both health and metabolism.
Brain Mapping Suggests How Memories are Stored
A decade-long project to map a cubic millimeter of human brain reveals previously unimagined architectures.
John Harvard's Journal University news
Harvard Campus New Building Projects
Post-pandemic campus building resumes on a massive scale.
Susan Farbstein on Human Rights Law
Human rights lawyer on law’s ability to promote justice—and shape public understanding
Task Forces Address Antisemitism and Anti-Arab Challenges at Harvard
Early findings and recommendations from the task forces on antisemitism and anti-Muslim, -Arab, and -Palestinian bias
Garber Named Harvard President
Make that President Garber, new general counsel, new Art Museums director, and more
Harvard Short Headlines from the Past
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more
From Harvard Law Books to Vegan Cookbooks
Nisha Vora’s vegan journey
Harvard Author Behind Afrofuturist Trilogy “Blood and Bone”
The reality-based fantasies of novelist Tomi Adeyemi
The Friendship of Helen Vendler and Seamus Heaney
Seamus Heaney writes to Helen Vendler.
Learning the Trees of North America
A monumental new guide to North American species
Fall Book Recommendations from Harvard Authors
Democratic organizing, “architectural grafting,” the Constitution, offshore wealth, and other new books
Higher Education Reform and the SAT
Nicholas Lemann on revising standardized testing to address real educational needs
Harvard SquaredWhat to do in Boston, Cambridge, and beyond
Men and Their Castles
Historic New England explores the “bachelor decorators”
Boston’s USS Constitution and its Museum
USS Constitution—for all ages
Art Made Out of Buttons
Works by Harlem-based artist Beau McCall at Brockton's Fuller Craft Museum
University People Harvardians far and wide
In 'Homeland,' n+1 writer Richard Beck excavates the War on Terror
How the War on Terror reshaped American life
Harvard Alumni Association President Elected
Alumni Association president Moitri Chowdhury Savard
Harvard Miller-Hunn Awards
Miller-Hunn awardees
Harvard Students Campaign in 2024 Election
Harvard students and the 2024 election
Meet Harvard Magazine’s Ledecky Fellows
The 2024-2025 Undergraduate columnists
How Harvard Has Evolved
Alumni perspectives on Harvard in crisis, and signs of a changed community
A Block of Nazi Uranium at Harvard
Proof of a secret Nazi nuclear project
