Commentary
In-depth perspectives and critical analysis from faculty, editors, and readers on public affairs, higher education, and Harvard’s evolving mission.
Trump Administration Appeals Order Restoring $2.7 Billion in Funding to Harvard
The appeal, which had been expected, came two days before the deadline to file.
The view from Mass Hall
President Bacow describes Harvard’s multifaceted approach to “a defining challenge of our time.”
Letters from our readers
Letters on Justice Holmes, another shoeless feat, athletic admissions, and more
An admissions scandal further damages the reputation of higher education’
An admissions scandal further damages the reputation of selective institutions of higher education.
The Undergraduate explores filmmaking
The Undergraduate takes a chance with film.
DNA testing leads Stuart Schreiber to welcome answers
A scientist discovers his own family’s secrets.
Country dance, teachers and graduates, and Stephen Jay Gould
Country dance, saving homework from a burning car, and Stephen Jay Gould on 9/11
by Primus VI
A plea to address moral injury
A Kennedy School reunioner and Vietnam veteran stresses the need to address moral injury.
by Joseph Brett
Letters from our readers
Letters on opioids, the Bauhaus, legacy admissions, and more
Academics missing from students’ Top 10 list
Students’ Top 10 list: it’s not academic
The view from Mass Hall
President Bacow on friendships formed among and between scholars and students