Your Views on Grade Inflation, Harvard Extension School, and Climate Fiction
Letters from Harvard Magazine readers
Why You Should Care About Bunnies in Love
Highlights of the July-August issue
July-August 2026
My Pet Rabbit Lost Her Companion. Then She Went Speed Dating.
An animal’s journey from grief to love shows how much humans need each other, too.
Harvard’s 375th Commencement Exercises
Conan O’Brien headlines a star-studded cast
We’re Thinking About Darkness All Wrong
There’s a growing movement to curb light pollution. It starts on your front porch.
Research & Ideas Harvard research and ideas
Let’s Talk About (Octopus) Sex
New Harvard research finds octopuses go beyond sight and touch to find mates.
Humans Haven’t Stopped Evolving
Harvard scientists identify hundreds of genes under selective pressure.
Discoveries: short takes on cutting-edge research
Growing liver implants, mapping the sense of smell, and journalism at risk
John Harvard's Journal University news
At Harvard This Spring, the Watchword Was Action
With a grade inflation vote and in the courts, the University argued that it’s taking steps to change.
Peek Inside the American Repertory Theater’s New Home
The Goel Center in Allston will open for performances in the fall of 2026.
‘Where Harvard Went Wrong,’ According to Harvey Mansfield
The retired government professor has been a rare conservative voice on campus for decades.
Harvard Museum Spotlights Tiny Invertebrates
Science and art capture the microscopic natural world.
A Slavery Database, New HMC Leadership, and Other Harvard Headlines
A roundup of University news from the spring of 2026
The Year Harvard Scrapped Maid Service
Until the 1950s, professionals cleaned up after students in the dorms.
Arts & Culture Books, creative arts, performance, and more
What is a Glorian? You’ll Know It When You See It
Author and Harvard Divinity School writer-in-residence Terry Tempest Williams finds beauty in the world around us.
New Books from Harvard Authors
Diets, bull kelp forests, Black creativity, and more
Why Boston Loves Country Music
Singer Elisa Smith’s whiskey-soaked voice and subversive feminism is part of the genre’s urban shift.
People & Passions Harvardians far and wide
From Appalachia to Harvard, a Woman’s Struggle to Find Herself
In her memoir All That's Unseen, Emilee Hackney explores religion, friendship, and home.
What the ‘Other Face’ of the U.S.-Mexico Border Looks Like
Photographer and writer Morgan Smith chronicles life beyond the violence in Ciudad Juárez and other Mexican towns.
He Operates on Eyes. And He Operates a Racecar.
Harvard graduate and NASCAR racer Patrick Staropoli on pedals, attention, and fearlessness.
The Harvard Doctor Who Made Kidney Transplants Possible
Nobel Prize recipient Joseph E. Murray dedicated much of his career to organ transplant surgery.
Found in Translation
For both American and international students, growing up is like learning a new language.
Harvard’s University Marshal Rolls Out the Red Carpet
How Katie O’Dair makes kings, comedians, and parents feel welcome on campus.
Which Harvard Architecture Stands the Test of Time?
In a sea of red brick, the Science Center and Peabody Terrace make their mark.
