Commentary

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

How AI Is Reshaping Supply Chains

Harvard Kennedy School lecturer on using AI to strengthen supply chains

by Olivia Farrar

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

by Lawrence S. Bacow

Cambridge 02138 Letters from our readers

Letters on care after the ICU, artificial intelligence, belonging, and more

The view from Mass Hall

President Bacow on Harvard and excellence

by Lawrence S. Bacow

Wanted: Big ideas from the humanities

Wanted: Big ideas from the humanities

The Undergraduate considers the Smith Campus Center

The Undergraduate considers the Smith Campus Center

by Isa Flores-Jones

Participants recall the Harvard bust and strike, and its aftermath

Recalling a time of trial, and its continuing resonances

Why New Years Resolutions Work Best in Winter

Why Resolutions Work Best in Winter

by Kara Baskin

Cambridge 02138

Letters on admissions, academic presses, the solicitor general, and more