Research & Ideas
Discover Harvard research, scholarship, and ideas shaping the world—from science and technology to policy, education, and the humanities.
Court Blocks International Student Visa Rule
Citing improper procedure, a district judge postponed the government’s efforts to cap student visas at four years.
Six Decades of Computer Science at Harvard
Reflections on six decades of relations with computers
Can Humans Learn to Speak “Whale”?
Project CETI’s pioneering effort to unlock the language of sperm whales was launched at Harvard.
Harvard Philosophy Professor Alison Simmons on "Being a Minded Thing"
A philosopher on perception, the canon, and being “a minded thing”
American Citizenship Through Photography
How photographs promote social justice
A New Norton Anthology of World Literature Reimagines the Global Literary Tradition
A new Norton Anthology, edited by Harvard’s Martin Puchner, reimagines the global literary tradition.
The “Dangers and Duties that Lie Ahead”
Drew Giplin Faust and Tracy K. Smith at the Phi Beta Kappa Exercises
An Interfaith Answer to Harvard Campus Tensions
Discussing religious pluralism at Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Radcliffe Institute Announces 2024-2025 Fellows
Scholars will pursue interdisciplinary research on climate change, the Supreme Court, and more.
AI @ Harvard
Harvard symposium assesses the new technology.
A New Chapter for Harvard Arts
The Office for the Arts turns 50, and its longtime director steps down.