Commentary
In-depth perspectives and critical analysis from faculty, editors, and readers on public affairs, higher education, and Harvard’s evolving mission.
Eating for the Holidays, the Planet, and Your Heart
“Sustainable eating,” and healthy recipes you can prepare for the holidays.
Readers’ views on immigration, the pandemic, the Electoral College
Readers’ views on immigration, the pandemic, the Electoral College, and more
The View from Mass Hall
President Bacow on Harvard’s challenge to federal efforts banning international students
Harvard in Allston: new possibilities?
Time to rethink the campus-development agenda?
Lessons from the natural world
The Undergraduate reassesses the rhythms of the natural world.
Calhoun-Fall
The rise and fall of Charleston’s John C. Calhoun statue, a monument to white supremacy
Letters from our readers
Health care, St. Louis, pioneering astronomer
The View from Mass Hall
President Bacow on Harvard’s history of confronting—and helping conquer—pandemics
Harvard’s COVID-19 lessons, and new challenges
What Harvard has already learned from the pandemic—and strategic challenges to come
The Undergraduate faces life without handrails
The Undergraduate faces up to a postgraduate life without handrails.
by Julie Chung
Nicholas Burns on diplomacy’s role in fostering U.S. standing in the world
On restoring American leadership through diplomacy