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
Yesterday’s News
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Creative Vulnerability and Childish Joy
A Harvard singing class that's about more than music
by Julie Chung
Bob Odenkirk and Jennifer Coolidge Named Hasty Pudding’s 2023 Man and Woman of the Year
The honorees will visit Cambridge next week for a parade, a show, and a (loving) roast.
by Nancy Walecki
Cambridge 02138
Readers’ views on the Supreme Court, reparations, the humanities, and more
Mum’s the Word
The endowment data drought, and the FAS dean’s downsized report
Advising
President Bacow on conversations with students
by Lawrence S. Bacow
Home, Harvard, and (Im)permanence
The complicated return to campus post-pandemic
by Sofia Andrade
Yesterday’s News
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Farewell
Remembering Henry Rosovsky
Fernando Zóbel-Montojo
Brief life of an abstract painter: 1924-1984
by Felipe Pereda