Features

Celebrating Integrity

Harvard passes a test of its values, yet challenges loom.

by Jonathan Shaw

Designs for a New India

Rahul Mehrotra's architecture spans eras and cultural divides.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Vita: Gertrude of Helfta

Brief life of a female visionary: 1256-c. 1302

by Caroline W. Bynum

The Humanities, Digitized

Reconceiving the study of culture

by Jonathan Shaw

Vita: Fanny Bullock Workman

Brief life of a feisty mountaineer: 1859-1925

Al Franken: You Can Call Me Senator

The satirist and comedian Al Franken has a new role: statesman.

by Jesse Kornbluth

The Traumatized Brain

From causes to clinical applications and treatment, Harvard researchers investigate traumatic brain injury.

by Courtney Humphries

Renewing Civic Education

Time to restore American higher education’s lost mission

by Ellen Condliffe Lagemann , Harry R. Lewis

Twilight of the Lecture

"Active learning" may overthrow the style of teaching that has ruled universities for 600 years.

by Craig Lambert

The Future of Theater

Harvard playwrights, directors, producers, actors, and artistic directors speculate about theatrical prospects for the future.

by Craig Lambert

Early Learning

Supporting children by teaching the adults who shape their lives

by Elizabeth Gudrais