Commentary
In-depth perspectives and critical analysis from faculty, editors, and readers on public affairs, higher education, and Harvard’s evolving mission.
12,000 Harvard Alumni File Amicus Brief in Funding Freeze Lawsuit
Alumni from every Harvard school and class since 1950 rally behind the University
by Nina Pasquini
An Original Magna Carta, Hidden in Plain Sight
A rare original surfaces at Harvard at an “almost providential” moment.
by Nina Pasquini
Voices Raised about Harvard
Responses to the University’s rejection of federal proposals for intrusive regulation of academic affairs
We Were Students Once...
Young love: the poem, plus enduring lessons from a public-health pioneer
by Primus VI
Alice Hamilton
Brief life of a public-health pioneer and reformer: 1869-1970
by Daniel Stone
Yesterday’s News
Seniors’ uncertain future c. 1940, Harvard Law Review news, and more
Fond Farewell
The long-time editor signs off
Playing Offense
Making the case for higher education, diversity, the humanities, speech, and more—at a perilous time
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Readers’s views on road safety, protests, settler colonialism, and responding to the Trump administration’s actions against Harvard
Increasing Access
President Alan M. Garber on enhancing financial aid and extending education beyond Harvard’s campus
by Alan M. Garber
Crypto—To Regulate or Not?
The former director of Harvard’s fintech lab reflects on the future of digital assets.
by Olivia Farrar