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.
Edward Steinfeld reviews Ezra Vogel’s new biography of China's Deng Xiaopeng
Ezra Vogel’s monumental biography of Deng Xiaopeng, the doctrinaire pragmatist who modernized China.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections.
Excerpt from “New Directions in Financial Services Regulation”
An ode to transparency
In U.S. Politics, the Color Line Persists, Says Randall Kennedy
Harvard law professor Randall Kennedy's book calls Obama “enigmatic” on race.
HBS professor Clayton Christensen questions the future of higher education
The HBS professor predicts that online education will disrupt old models.
Esmeralda Santiago overcomes stroke to publish epic novel
The new historical novel by the Harvard-educated author has earned wide praise.
Excerpt from Sophia Rosenfeld, "Common Sense: A Political History"
Historian Sophia Rosenfeld examines the origins of politicians' appeals to "common sense."
Profile of Janny Scott, author of "A Singular Woman"
Janny Scott '77 introduces Barack Obama's mother to a wider audience.
Carl Schoonover and "Portraits of the Mind" merge science and aesthetics
Carl Schoonover ’06 merges science and aesthetics.
by Sarah Zhang
E.O. Wilson is coauthor of two new ant books
In two new books, E.O. Wilson and his coauthors introduce pioneer myrmecologist José Celestino Mutis, and the ants that are "the most complex socially of all animals, except for humans."