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The Museum of Bad Art

A Somerville museum highlights art “so bad, it’s good.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

James Madison biography by Noah Feldman reviewed by Lincoln Caplan

Lincoln Caplan reviews Noah Feldman’s The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President

by Lincoln Caplan

Brief life of Henry Chapman Mercer, innovative ceramicist

Brief life of an innovative ceramicist: 1856-1930  

by Nancy Freudenthal

Teaching rap in China, and contemplating one's blackness

Teaching rap in a Chinese high school, and contemplating one’s blackness

by Tawanda Mulalu

Harvard archivist Megan Sniffin-Marinoff

The University archivist on what it means to “document Harvard”

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard Files Plan for Allston “Innovation” District

The first step of what may become a much larger commercial district

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

The view from Mass Hall

President Drew Faust on the enduring struggle to assure access to education.

by Drew Gilpin Faust

Children's-book author Nancy Churnin is profiled

Nancy Churnin’s picture-book biographies for children span time and space.

by Sanya Sagar

Excerpt from "Slow Medicine: The Way to Healing," by Victoria Sweet, M.D.

A doctor’s take on the destruction of medicine

Harvard swimmer Dean Farris builds on his breakout rookie season

No longer a “skinny kid,” swimmer Dean Farris ’20 builds on his breakout rookie season.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Final-club fallout and preventing preprofessionalism

Final-club regulations and preventing preprofessionalism

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard basketball: an early season report

Harvard men’s basketball has a way to go.  

by David L. Tannenwald