Commentary

In-depth perspectives and critical analysis from faculty, editors, and readers on public affairs, higher education, and Harvard’s evolving mission.

Harvard football player runs with the ball, pursued by opposing players on the field.

Harvard Football: Villanova 52, Harvard 7

The Crimson’s inaugural playoff appearance is nasty, brutish, and short.

by Dick Friedman

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One undergraduate on the Harvard move-out

“What will it mean to end our time on this campus with no closure, no time to reflect on what it all meant?”

by Drew Pendergrass

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Harvard Magazine Readers Letter

How we plan to serve you during the coronavirus disruptions

by John S. Rosenberg , Irina Kuksin

Letters from our readers

Beautiful math, guns, sexual harassment, and more

Lawrence S. Bacow

The View from Mass Hall

by Lawrence S. Bacow

Noncommunication threatens Harvard mission

The perils of noncommunication

Four young women of different ethnic backgrounds converse in a homey lounge

The Harvard’s Women’s Center and what it does

The Undergraduate writes about the Harvard Women’s Center.

by Julie Chung

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Harvard President Bacow on Nobel Prizes

President Bacow on Nobel honorands and curiosity-driven research

by Lawrence S. Bacow

Letters from our readers

Gun violence, drug laws, climate change and more

Harvard budget surpluses and academic aims

On the University’s fiscal position and academic aspirations

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Finding beauty in the complexities of applied science

The Undergraduate finds beauty in the complexities of applied science.

by Drew Pendergrass