Commentary
In-depth perspectives and critical analysis from faculty, editors, and readers on public affairs, higher education, and Harvard’s evolving mission.
12,000 Harvard Alumni File Amicus Brief in Funding Freeze Lawsuit
Alumni from every Harvard school and class since 1950 rally behind the University
by Nina Pasquini
Jimmy Carter and James Agee ’32
Why this “sovereign prince of the English language” touched the president’s heart
by Lincoln Caplan
Cambridge 02138
Correspondence about housing affordability, athletes’ success, antisemitism, teaching reading, and more
Western Civ.
An archaeologist/curator/hands-on humanist, and an artifact from the era of typewritten term papers
by Primus VI
Barbara Lawrence
Brief life of an intrepid mammalogist: 1909-1997
by Jonathan Shaw
Yesterday’s News
From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
Category Errors
Skirmishing about what it means to protest
President Garber’s Quiet Installation
A private ceremony celebrated Garber’s appointment as president.
by Jonathan Shaw
Silent Study-Ins
Harvard library protests challenge University regulations.
by Max J. Krupnick
Time To Stand Up
For an Asian American woman, performing comedy is about much more than jokes.
by Catherine Yeo
The Will of the Donor
How gifts shape student experiences, in often unseen ways
by Serena Jampel