Research & Ideas
Discover Harvard research, scholarship, and ideas shaping the world—from science and technology to policy, education, and the humanities.
Jason Furman: Capitalism Is Working. It Could Work Better.
On Open to Debate, the Harvard economist defended free market competition—with meaningful government involvement.
Harvard Responds to Violence in Israel
As war in the Middle East rages, a war of words is fought at Harvard.
The Food-Climate Conundrum
A Harvard Radcliffe Institute symposium tackles sustainable food systems in a changing climate.
The GOP's Return to Ideas?
Proposing a new Republican platform
How Not to Write about Minorities
Viet Thanh Nguyen urges moving beyond the “sob story.”
#MeToo Meets Mt. Olympus
A new play at the A.R.T. provides a modern take on ancient mythologies
Bringing Art to Life
Cecilia Zhou’s approach to makeup, protest, and science
The Burst of the South Sea Bubble
A Harvard Business School exhibit documents the first global financial crisis.
Marla Frederick Named Dean of Harvard Divinity School
The scholar of the African American religious experience will become dean January 1.
Speaking Volumes
Glimpsing Harvard’s East Asian language materials collection
The Return of History
Ukrainian scholar Serhii Plokhy on the war in his home country