Latest News

Henry Rosovsky

Farewell

Remembering Henry Rosovsky

President Lawrence S. Bacow

The View from Mass Hall

President Bacow on conversations with students

by Lawrence S. Bacow

Three Cheers

A salute to a writer and two artists who served readers especially well in 2022

Reid Parsons stands in a greenhouse amid plants

Raising Her Voice

Singer-songwriter Reid Parsons on the irreplaceable instrument

by Lydialyle Gibson

Along a city street, mural on a concrete wall shows two men shaking hands, with a large pair of watchful eyes in the background.

To the Rescue

Harvard’s Scholars at Risk Program helps endangered artists and scholars

by Lydialyle Gibson

Student protestors outs the Supreme Court, demonstrating in favor of affirmative action in admissions

Admissions on Trial

The Supreme Court hears the Harvard and UNC admissions cases.

Children singers performing on stage with purple lighting

Raising Young Voices

Boston Children's Chorus 2023 season

by Nell Porter-Brown

Home, Harvard, and (Im)permanence

The complicated return to campus post-pandemic

by Sofia Andrade

Arthur Brooks stands behind a chair in his office, smiling

The Happiness Revolutionary

Arthur Brooks moved beyond policy—to something deeper.

by Nancy Walecki

A Fitter FAS

The dean’s annual report, plus updates on the faculty and its finances

by John S. Rosenberg

Romanian children in a Bucharest orphanage, circa 1995

Deprivation’s Mark on the Brain

Neglected children’s neurodevelopmental impairments persist into young adulthood.

by Daniel Oberhaus

People playing dodgeball on indoor trampolines

Jumping for Joy

Trampoline parks—fun for all ages 

by Nell Porter-Brown