Features
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