Research & Ideas
Discover Harvard research, scholarship, and ideas shaping the world—from science and technology to policy, education, and the humanities.
Remembering Jack Reardon
He was Harvard’s quintessential people person
Under Review: Tony Saich on Chinese Communism at 100
The first century of the Chinese Communist Party—and what impends
Namwali Serpell
The professor of English is also a novelist and a critic.
Harvard Returns to Normal This Fall
University leaders announce that full, in-person operations will resume, with continuing public-health protocols.
Secretaries’ role in history of information
From a huge new book on the history of information, an excerpt on the role of secretaries
Musician and professor Braxton Shelley
A gospel scholar shapes music theory.
by Jacob Sweet
Why Petitioning is Vital for Democracies
Petitioning campaigns are a vital complement to democratic voting.
Financial and mental health are linked
Around the globe, Vikram Patel finds, improvements in financial or mental health support both.
Humanities and democratic discourse belong together
Active citizens are humanists.
by Doris Sommer
An intellectual history of the Cold War era
In a new book, Louis Menand probes the cultural currents of postwar America.
Peabody Museum Discovers Possible Slave Remains in Its Collections
“We must begin to confront the reality of a past in which academic curiosity and opportunity overwhelmed humanity,” Harvard president Lawrence Bacow wrote.