Cover of Harvard Magazine featuring boxing gloves with U.S. and Harvard insignias hanging below the headline “It’s on.”

On the cover: Illustration by Taylor Callery

Letters to Harvard Magazine Summer 2025

Readers’ views on gender gaps, freedom of speech, an editor’s farewell, the hippocampus, Alice Hamilton, standing up to the Trump administration, and more

Joanna Weiss On Harvard's Permanence and Future

Back to campus, and to challenging conversations  

July-August 2025

Cover of Harvard Magazine featuring boxing gloves with U.S. and Harvard insignias hanging below the headline “It’s on.”

On the cover: Illustration by Taylor Callery

Garber, Trump, and the Fight for Harvard’s Future

Introducing a guide to the issues, players, and stakes.

Who’s Involved in Harvard’s Fight with the Trump Administration?

The people shaping the battle over federal funding, international students, and DEI

by Nina Pasquini

How Will Federal Actions Affect Harvard’s Finances?

Putting Harvard’s $53 billion endowment into perspective

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard’s Standoff: The Legal Teams

A roster of lawyers on both sides

by Max J. Krupnick

What Research Is at Risk in Harvard’s Federal Funding Cuts?

A sampling of the 1,000-plus University studies canceled by federal funding cuts

by Lydialyle Gibson

What Happens if Harvard Loses Its International Students

Research, revenue, and global standing are all on the line.

by Nina Pasquini

A Timeline of Conflicts Between Harvard and the Federal Government

From campus protests to policy clashes, a timeline of Harvard’s tensions with Washington

by Olivia Farrar

The Harvard Professor Who Quantified Democracy

Erica Chenoweth’s data shows how—and when—authoritarians fall.

by Lydialyle Gibson

A Justice’s Modest Counsel

Remembering David Souter ’61, LL.B. ’66

by Joshua D. Harlan

Harvard Commencement 2025

Harvard passes a test of its values, yet challenges loom.

by Jonathan Shaw

RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas

Can an Orange a Day Stave off Depression?

A research study digs into the gut microbiome.

How AI Could Be Raising Your Energy Bill

Utilities shift AI infrastructure costs onto consumers.

Harvard’s Plant Collection Meets Space Science

Light-based analysis of botanical collections link plants to Earth’s changing climate.

John Harvard's Journal University news

How Harvard Students Handle Political Disagreements

The Undergraduate asks if intellectualism is really on life support.

Harvard Economist Nicole Maestas on Aging and Health Policy

The Harvard health economist not afraid to get in the weeds

What do antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias look like on Harvard's campus?

The two reports find similar problems but, at times, work against each other.

Snapshots of Harvard History | Summer 2025

Including profundity and pretzels

Brief Harvard Headlines Summer 2025

New leaders, fresh funding cuts, and evolving policies

Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more

Julia Rooney’s Cyanotype Art At Harvard

Julia Rooney’s paintings cross the analog-digital divide.

David Leo Rice on 'The Berlin Wall'

David Leo Rice explores the strange, unseen forces shaping our world.

Will the U.S. Dollar Always Be So Powerful?

The preeminence of U.S. currency at risk

Harvard Summer Reading Picks | 2025

The wealth gap, shamanism, the life of David Nathan, and more

Filmmaker John Armstrong’s Adventure Documentaries

Filmmaker John Armstrong’s “outdoor adventures” find the human spirit.

Harvard SquaredWhat to do in Boston, Cambridge, and beyond

Your Guide to Summer 2025 Along Boston Harbor

Enjoying Boston Harbor’s Renaissance this summer

Salsa Squared

Latin dancing fills the streets in Harvard Square   

Walter Wick’s I Spy Series

I Spy Creator Walter Wick at the Norman Rockwell Museum 

University People Harvardians far and wide

Matt Levine's Bloomberg Finance Column Makes Money Funny

Matt Levine’s spunky Bloomberg column

New Harvard Overseers and HAA Directors

Alumni showed increased interest in this year’s elections.

Harvard Medalists

Four people honored for exceptional service to the University

Saluting the 2025 Centennial Medalists

Four alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are honored.

Harvard’s Comedy and Improv Scene

In comedy groups, students find ways to be absurd, present, and a little less self-conscious.

Jack Reardon waves

A Look at Harvard’s Distinctive Doctoral Regalia

On regalia, a Jack-of-all-trades retirement, and a Bok’s office bon mot.

The Woman Who Rode Horses Into the Water

Scrapbooking a woman who rode horses into the sea

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