Arts & Culture

Explore Harvard’s vibrant arts scene—from campus exhibitions and theater to cultural analysis and literary reviews. Discover how creativity shapes the Harvard experience.

Conan O’Brien Named Harvard’s 2026 Commencement Speaker

The comedian, host, and 1985 graduate will deliver remarks at the May 28 ceremony. 

by Schuyler Velasco

HMS alumnus Siddhartha Mukherjee wins Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction

Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D. '00, is honored for The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer.

Profile of Chicano writer Manuel Muñoz

Chicano writer Manuel Muñoz ’94 mines the “humanizing effect of literature.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Sugata Bose reviews Joseph Lelyveld’s Gandhi biography "Great Soul"

Sugata Bose reviews Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India, by Joseph Lelyveld.

by Sugata Bose

In Panama, Anna Pasternak helps at-risk youth through dance.

In Panama, Anna Pasternak helps at-risk youth through dance.

by Craig Lambert

An excerpt from Thomas D. Seeley's new book, <i>Honeybee Democracy</i>

An excerpt from Thomas D. Seeley's new book, Honeybee Democracy

Geraldine Brooks explores seventeenth-century Harvard in <i>Caleb's Crossing.

Geraldine Brooks's new novel stars Caleb Cheeshahteaumauk, Harvard's first Native American graduate, A.B. 1665.

by Amelia Atlas

Harvard Square lunch spots that please the palate

Harvard Square offers plenty of lunch spots.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

"Anything Goes" with Harvard help

The new Broadway production of "Anything Goes" draws on contributions from Harvard graduates.