Research & Ideas
Discover Harvard research, scholarship, and ideas shaping the world—from science and technology to policy, education, and the humanities.
Öberg to Lead Harvard Faculty Recruitment and Retention
The astrochemist will become senior vice provost for faculty affairs this summer.
Harvard plans significant data science institute
Unveiling a University research initiative
Learning to Lose
Sharmila Sen on making a life in the humanities.
by Bailey Trela
Profile of historian Elizabeth Hinton
A scholar of race, justice, and public policy
Harvard Houghton Library 75th anniversary exhibition
A humanistic “masterclass” for Houghton Library's seventy-fifth anniversary
Boston Review editor Joshua Cohen on “Fake News” and the Post-Trump Media
Boston Review editor Joshua Cohen on the role of the media after Trump.
Deidre Lynch on Jane Austen and loving literature
Deidre Lynch on the cult of Jane Austen and the complexities of loving literature
Ukrainian-language collections housed at Harvard
One of the largest Ukrainian-language collections in the world, housed at Harvard
Documenting refugees fleeing war to seek safety in Europe
A Nieman Fellow documents the perilous passage of refugees fleeing war to seek safety in Europe.
“The Impression that You Exist”
Neil Rudenstine on the humanities, at Dumbarton Oaks
by Bailey Trela
At Harvard, Ross Douthat, Charmaine Yoest, and others discuss conservatism
In a fractious election season, the Schlesinger Library held a discussion about ideology, trust, and how to expand its reach.