Commentary

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

Jack Reardon and Walter Cabot, Remembered

Plus, veteran higher education leader Thomas Ehrlich reflects on university curricula for his 70th reunion

by Primus VI

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

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

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

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

The View from Mass Hall

President Larry Bacow on Truth

by Lawrence S. Bacow