Commentary
In-depth perspectives and critical analysis from faculty, editors, and readers on public affairs, higher education, and Harvard’s evolving mission.
Thomas Andrew “Tom” Lehrer
The mathematician and satirist kept Harvard in his thoughts—and lyrics
Short Headlines from Harvard History Spring 2025
From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
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Correspondence about caregiving, football, feminism, free speech, and more
“The World Right Now Cannot Afford Indifference”
Lawrence S. Bacow represents Harvard at the Auschwitz Liberation Observance.
Jimmy Carter and James Agee ’32
Why this “sovereign prince of the English language” touched the president’s heart
Letters to the Editor Harvard Magazine January-February 2025
Correspondence about housing affordability, athletes’ success, antisemitism, teaching reading, and more
David Gordon Mitten, Harvard Classicist, Professor, and Curator
An archaeologist/curator/hands-on humanist, and an artifact from the era of typewritten term papers
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Harvard Pioneering Mammalogist Barbara Lawrence
Brief life of an intrepid mammalogist: 1909-1997
Short Headlines from Harvard History
From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
Who Should Define Campus Free Speech?
Skirmishing about what it means to protest
President Garber installed as president of Harvard
A private ceremony celebrated Garber’s appointment as president.