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.
Harvard Divinity School Sets New Priorities
After two years of turmoil, Dean Marla Frederick describes a more pluralistic future for the institution’s culture and curriculum.
Thich Nhat Hanh and Lilian Cheung apply mindfulness techniques to eating
Applying ancient Buddhist mindfulness techniques to eating in the modern world
Video: Soulfège reinterprets the West African classic "Sweet Mother"
Shot in Ghana, a reinterpretation of the West African classic by a band including Derrick Ashong ’97 and Jonathan Gramling ’98
Restaurant review of Coppa, in Boston's South End
The South End’s Coppa offers tasty tapas.
George Oommen paints India-based abstract pictures
Painter George Oommen creates distinctive images of Kerala, India—his homeland. With video of the artist at work.
The music of Derrick Ashong and Soulfège fuses reggae, hip-hop, and funk
The band Soulfège has international sound and a positive message. With a music video.
Excerpt from "Nurturing Children and Families," a tribute to T. Berry Brazelton
Pediatrician T. Berry Brazelton's breakthrough in understanding newborns as complex, capable beings
Prolific writer Francine Prose
Francine Prose writes fiction and nonfiction in many forms. With an audio clip of the author discussing her writing process.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
In photographs by Wang Di and Xing Danwen, Beijing as "urban utopia"
Two Beijing photographers interpret China's breakneck change from Communist revolution to market-based consumerism.
Excerpt from "Because It Is Wrong," by Charles and Gregory Fried
Father and son, lawyer and philosopher debate torture, surveillance, and presidential power