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The Speeches 2022
President Bacow on humility, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on democracy and social media, and Attorney General Merrick Garland on civic engagement and threats to U.S. democracy
Admissions Agenda
Thinking about how Harvard conducts admissions, as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh in
Interpreting the Universe
Mildred Thompson's abstract vision
Wendy Lesser's "Threepenny Review:
The revered literary magazine editor discusses the writing (and reading) life.
Investing vs. Harvesting
Why (and how) to help undergraduates make the most of their extracurriculars
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Conferring and Confirming
Harvard’s 371st Commencement, and a celebration for the classes of 2020-2021
Moveable Feast
Commencement venues through the ages
by Primus IV
Beasts of the Big Screen
Jurassic World Dominion screenwriter Emily Carmichael on scripting Hollywood sci-fi epics
The Long Game
A standout golfer’s patient approach
by Jacob Sweet
Harvard’s Ties to Slavery
A long-awaited, unsparing picture
Fracking’s Deadly Toll
Harvard researchers find that fracking shortens the lives of elderly Americans living downwind of unconventional oil and gas wells.