Letters

Your Views on Harvard’s Standoff, Antisemitism, and More

Readers comment on the controversial July-August cover, authoritarianism, and scientific research.

Letters from our readers

Readers comment on criminal injustices, alumni who died in Vietnam, political correctness, and more.

The view from Mass Hall

President Drew Faust describes Harvard’s efforts to evaluate how well—and what exactly—its students learn.

by Drew Gilpin Faust

Letters from our readers

Readers comment further on “Fair Harvard,” teaching the liberal arts, celebrity and politics, the middle class, and more.

The view from Mass Hall

President Drew Faust on the rise, and significance, of engineering and the applied sciences at Harvard

by Drew Gilpin Faust

Pivoting to focus on faculty and research

Making the faculty and research a high priority for the presidential search

Letters from our readers

Readers comment on linguistics and sign language, academic class gaps, “Fair Harvard,” final clubs, and more.

The view from Mass Hall

President Drew Faust on scientific research and federal funding

by Drew Gilpin Faust

Federal funding at risk

The administration’s potentially costly misunderstanding about science

by John S. Rosenberg

Letters from our readers

Readers comment on Houghton Library, coddled campuses, labor law, and more.

President Drew Faust on Harvard’s non-degree programs

President Faust on the value of Harvard’s non-degree programs

by Drew Gilpin Faust