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On Harvard's Academic Agenda

How the administration might pursue Harvard’s core mission, pare bureaucracy, and promote Veritas

a performance of Faye Driscoll's "Weathering," where ten figures are writhing around a rotating platform

Faye Driscoll’s 'Weathering': An Immersive Performance on Survival and the Climate Crisis at ICA Boston

Exploring emotional connections and the climate crisis 

by Nell Porter-Brown

Lee Junseok, a South Korean politician, is seated at a desk in front of a microphone.

Lee Junseok Wants to Remake Korean Politics

South Korea’s Lee Junseok tries to break old binaries.

by Nina Pasquini

Portrait of Thomas Wentworth Higginson with a mustache and side-parted hair.

Thomas Higginson: Abolitionist, Feminist, and Emily Dickinson's Mentor

Brief life of an activist for freedom: 1823-1911

by John Nelson

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Campus Unrest and Antisemitism: Harvard's Actions During the 2023-2024 Academic Year

Exhortations to civil discourse, training in how to talk together—and plenty of new campus rules

by John S. Rosenberg

Amanda Claybaugh in academic robes and cap speaking at a podium

New Traditions

Connecting contemporary “intellectual virtues” to Harvard’s traditions  

by Primus VI

Union soldiers standing near the bodies of dead Confederate soldiers September 19, 1862, on Miller farm.

The Battle of Antietam: America's Deadliest Day and Its Impact on the Civil War

A new history of the Civil War's Battle of Antietam

Cross-stitched fabric with the text "Home Unaffordable Home" over a background of high-rise apartment buildings.

America’s Housing Problem—Explained

How zoning reforms could address a crisis that squeezes the poor and the middle class

by Jonathan Shaw

Noah Feldman and Derek Penslar pictured in a lecture room with blackboards in the background

American Jewish Life After October 7

Professors Derek Penslar and Noah Feldman reflect on a difficult year

by Max J. Krupnick

Harvard University Professor Gary Ruvkun is jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology. Victoria Ruvkun (from left) with dog Barnaby, Gary Ruvkun, and Natasha Staller are pictured the morning of the announcement at their home in Newton.

Gary Ruvkun Shares Nobel Prize in Medicine

Harvard Medical School genetics professor honored  

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard player 6 runs with the ball as UNH player attempts to tackle him

Harvard Football- Harvard 28-New Hampshire 23

A solid bounce-back win against a rugged nonconference foe

by Dick Friedman

How to Reform Healthcare

104 Harvard thought leaders outline medicine’s unmet needs.

by Olivia Farrar