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Correspondence about caregiving, football, feminism, free speech, and more
At Risk
Severe threats to Harvard’s finances—and academic mission—in the new political landscape
March-April 2025
On the Cover: Illustration by Richard Mia
Making Roads Safer for Pedestrians and Cyclists
Working to curb road deaths
Harvard Pioneer in Care for the Intellectually Disabled
From enlightened care for the intellectually disabled, to eugenics, and back
A Contentious Era for U.S. Higher Education
President emeritus Neil L. Rudenstine on changes in the academy and society that made universities more contentious—and diminished support for humane learning
Harvard's Tom Kane on Effective School Reforms
Tom Kane deploys data to help improve education.
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
Teen "Grind" Culture and Mental Health
Teens need better strategies to cope with lives lived partly online.
Renewable Energy in Texas
Cheap renewable energy could position Texas to become a major producer of clean hydrogen fuel.
Is Gambling Becoming a Public Health Crisis?
Responding to the explosive growth of online gambling and sports betting, a new report urges governments to regulate with public health in mind.
John Harvard's Journal University news
Harvard Land Development Plans for Allston
Harvard presents its 10-year plan for institutional development in Allston.
Harvard Deans of Arts and Engineering on Plans and Priorities
The deans of arts and humanities and the school of engineering and applied sciences share their plans and priorities.
Short Headlines from Harvard History Spring 2025
From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
Harvard Women's Fencing Head Coach Daria Schneider
A coach restores the luster to Harvard fencing.
Harvard's Faculty Room Is Remodeled
Reimagining an iconic space to reflect the Harvard community more comprehensively
Brief News Summary Harvard Spring 2025
President Garber’s private installation, settling antisemitism suits, challenging institutional neutrality, and more
Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more
Harvard Sculptor Justin Peyser on Finding Sanctuary
Probing the concepts of territory and sanctuary.
Essays from Edward Tenner
Essayist Edward Tenner on technology’s pitfalls
Works by Archaic Greek Poets Set to Music
Millennia-old Greek lyrics ring out again in twenty-first-century pop music.
Leslie Jamison on Isolation, Empathy, and Selfhood
The essayist on isolation, empathy, and selfhood
Recent Publications Harvard Authors Spring 2025
Artmaking under duress, designing the UN HQ, Booker White’s blues, and more
The Supreme Court and Mass Incarceration
A legal scholar’s harsh assessment of the Supreme Court’s rulings on crime
Harvard SquaredWhat to do in Boston, Cambridge, and beyond
The New Boston Athenaeum
Find “the joy of discovery and power of this unique place.”
Spring Activities Around Harvard Square
Celebrating the season with the Trustees
Fresh Works by Young Maine Artists
Works by young artists at the Portland Museum of Art
University People Harvardians far and wide
U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield
U.S. Navy vice admiral on the frontlines at NATO
Harvard 2025 Overseer and HAA Directed Slates
This year’s governing board and alumni association candidates
Music and Medicine
Toussaint Miller explores the healing power of art.
Harvard University’s 373rd Commencement Excercises
Commencement and Alumni Day schedules
“AI Anxiety”
The Undergraduate on the uneasy collision of technology and writing
Defeating the Darkness
After decades of mystery, a family reunion
Harvard Alumni Association President Bob Bowie Jr.
An admissions odyssey, the search for “Casey,” and a Harvard legislative legacy
Galileo's Compass and the Art of Branding
How Galileo’s geometric and military compass helped him calculate his own ascent
