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
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Letters from our readers
Tax reform, shopping week, and enabling expertise
Getting Harvard’s Gen Ed right, finally
The urgency of getting Gen Ed right
The Undergraduate tours Harvard
What makes it “real”?
Alexander Solzhenitsyn at Harvard, and the “circle of consequence”
Echoes of a Harvard Commencement speech 40 years on
A century apart, two Harvard alumni find each other in the American South.
A century apart, two alumni find each other in the American South.
Letters from Our Readers
Feeding the world, Alain Locke’s faith, divestment
Harvard president-elect Lawrence Bacow’s agenda
Ideas for the president-elect’s consideration, from costs and partnerships to Allston and admissions
The view from Mass Hall
At work on Harvard’s Washington agenda
The Undergraduate shifts from physics to psychology
The Undergraduate chooses a concentration.
Mihir Desai explains the real consequences of the new tax law
Understanding the real consequences of the new tax law