Commentary
In-depth perspectives and critical analysis from faculty, editors, and readers on public affairs, higher education, and Harvard’s evolving mission.
Harvard Football: Villanova 52, Harvard 7
The Crimson’s inaugural playoff appearance is nasty, brutish, and short.
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.
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
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
Harvard women on gender in academy
Harvard women’s perspective on power, norms, and harassment
Letters From Our Readers
Endowment taxes, final clubs, Chapter and Verse
The view from Mass Hall
President Drew Faust on Allston