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.
The True Cost of Grade Inflation at Harvard
How an abundance of A’s created “the most stressed-out world of all.”
Update on Harvard's Fogg Art Museum reconstruction
An aerial view of the Fogg art Museum reconstruction.
Amanda Claybaugh, explicator of the nineteenth-century novel
Meet the expert on nineteenth-century novels and reformist writings.
Rare 1776 U.S. flag displayed; Motif No. 1 celebrated in new book
A star-spangled Colonial find and a book honoring Motif No. 1
‘Lilac Sunday’—a history of the Arnold Arboretum cultivar
The Arnold Arboretum's "Lilac Sunday" tradition
Stephen Greenblatt, Tracy K. Smith win Pulitzers in general nonfiction, poetry
The professor wins for general nonfiction, the 1994 alumna for poetry; two former Nieman Fellows also honored.
Making art in Harvard classrooms
Art-making moves into the Harvard College curriculum
Rahul Mehrotra discusses how design can address social problems
The architect discusses how design can address social problems.
The Red Book, Deborah Copaken Kogan's novel set at a Harvard class reunion
In a new novel, Deborah Copaken Kogan ’88 explores mid-life College reunions.
Construction update on the Harvard Art Museum
Alumni returning to Cambridge this spring will find the Fogg expansion looming large.
Harvard Square restaurants serve a diverse array of international foods
Harvard Square restaurants serve a diverse array of international cuisine.