Commentary
In-depth perspectives and critical analysis from faculty, editors, and readers on public affairs, higher education, and Harvard’s evolving mission.
Eat Your Potatoes Mashed, Boiled or Baked, but Hold the Fries
Baked, boiled, and mashed potatoes are better.
The “Harvard Novel” Enters the Twenty-first Century
On Elif Batuman’s fictions
by Beth Blum
Mum’s the Word
The endowment data drought, and the FAS dean’s downsized report
The View from Mass Hall
President Bacow on conversations with students
Home, Harvard, and (Im)permanence
The complicated return to campus post-pandemic
Ahead of His Time
The inclusive Henry Lee Higginson, and Robert Caro’s productive fellowship
by Primus VI
Letters to the Editor
EV’s, Frankfurter, Judaica, pandemic education, and more
The View from Mass Hall
President Bacow on critics constructive and otherwise
“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