Harvard University Shield

Trump Administration Aims at Harvard Funding

Part of concerted effort to target campuses labeled antisemitic

by John S. Rosenberg

Cryptocurrencies are forms of digital assets stored on blockchains; image depicts hand holding representation of bitcoin over chain

Crypto—To Regulate or Not?

The former director of Harvard’s fintech lab reflects on the future of digital assets.

by Olivia Farrar

Harvard Medical School

At Risk

Severe threats to Harvard’s finances—and academic mission—in the new political landscape

Illustration suggesting how technologies may influence undergraduate writing

AI Anxiety

The Undergraduate on the uneasy collision of technology and writing

by Serena Jampel

Justice Edward Sanford portrait, modified to depict him as a baseball player

Origin Stories

An admissions odyssey, the search for “Casey,” and a Harvard legislative legacy

by Primus VI

Supersonic test pilot Chuck Yeager

On Unintended Consequences

Essayist Edward Tenner on technology’s pitfalls

Portrait of Walter E. Fernald c. 1910

Walter E. Fernald

From enlightened care for the intellectually disabled, to eugenics, and back

by Alex Green

Student protestor and Harvard police officer during the Mass Hall living-wage protest, April 25, 2001

The Unruly Academy

President emeritus Neil L. Rudenstine on changes in the academy and society that made universities more contentious—and diminished support for humane learning

by Neil L. Rudenstine

North wall of the Faculty Room

Faculty Room Facelift

Reimagining an iconic space to reflect the Harvard community more comprehensively

by John S. Rosenberg

Illustration of Lewis and Clark Expedition artifacts at Peabody Museum

Yesterday’s News

From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine

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Correspondence about caregiving, football, feminism, free speech, and more