Commentary
In-depth perspectives and critical analysis from faculty, editors, and readers on public affairs, higher education, and Harvard’s evolving mission.
Sustainability on the Menu
Harvard’s sustainable meals program aims to support local farms, protect oceans, and limit waste.
Harvard undergraduate memes
The Undergraduate dives into meme culture.
Letters from our readers
Readers comment on linguistics and sign language, academic class gaps, “Fair Harvard,” final clubs, and more.
The view from Mass Hall
President Drew Faust on scientific research and federal funding
The Citizen’s Right to Know
Anthony Lewis ’48 and media colleagues discuss “a basic issue of constitutional democracy” during the Watergate spring of 1973.
Letters from our readers
Readers comment on Houghton Library, coddled campuses, labor law, and more.
President Drew Faust on Harvard’s non-degree programs
President Faust on the value of Harvard’s non-degree programs
Harvard's endowment-earnings gap
A state’s pension-plan problems highlight the endowment challenge to realizing Harvard’s goals.
Harvard Undergraduate columnist on exclusive organizations
The Undergraduate wrestles with The Advocate’s exclusive comp process.
Harvard and the working class
The chasm between elite academia and working-class Americans—and how to bridge it
Letters from our readers
Readers comment on privacy, gender agendas, the Horsehead Nebula, and more.