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
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
Ahead of His Time
The inclusive Henry Lee Higginson, and Robert Caro’s productive fellowship
by Primus VI
Cambridge 02138
EV’s, Frankfurter, Judaica, pandemic education, and more
Loving Critics
President Bacow on critics constructive and otherwise
by Lawrence S. Bacow
“O” for Opportunity
The Supreme Court case, and articulating Harvard’s core values
Portraying Larry Summers
Celebrating the twenty-seventh president—and assessing his legacy
by John S. Rosenberg
Yesterday’s News
Headlines from Harvard’s history
George Reisner
Brief life of a pioneering Egyptologist: 1867-1942
by Peter Der Manuelian
“My Time in the Paint”
An athlete contends with injury and identity.
by Rachel Levy