This is How Universities Die

Higher ed thrived in Berlin and Beijing. Then government stepped in. 

by William C. Kirby

Extension School Centennial

A new history by its dean, Michael Shinagel, documents the school's emphasis on accessibility and continuing education.

by Krysten A. Keches

Federico Cortese

Meet the new conductor of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra.

For the Joy of It

A new book relates the history of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra.

Last Chapter

The Harvard University Press display room closes its doors.

Art in the Wrack

Seaweed and seaside scenes of Martha’s Vineyard

by Christopher Reed

Musical Mentor

Amy Nathan ’67 aims to help kids over musical rough patches with The Young Musician’s Survival Guide.

by Krysten A. Keches

Lester Named New Yorker Managing Editor

Amelia Lester ’05 is a former Ledecky Undergraduate Fellow at Harvard Magazine.

Tale of a Hamptons Town and a Troubled Filmmaker

The Boston Globe reviews The Windmill Movie, a film about Richard Rogers ’67, edited and directed by his former filmmaking student, Alexander Olch ’99.

A New Look at Harvard Mountaineer Bradford Washburn

The life of mountaineer, pioneering aerial photographer, and Museum of Science leader H. Bradford Washburn, newly chronicled by fellow mountaineer David Roberts ’65.

Sijo: Korea's Answer to Haiku?

Professor David McCann wants an ancient form of Korean poetry to catch on the way haiku has.