Commentary
In-depth perspectives and critical analysis from faculty, editors, and readers on public affairs, higher education, and Harvard’s evolving mission.
Trump Administration Appeals Order Restoring $2.7 Billion in Funding to Harvard
The appeal, which had been expected, came two days before the deadline to file.
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.
President Drew Faust on Harvard and arts
President Faust on Crimson creativity and “constructive imagination”
Harvard and other universities' strategies
A comment on how institutions present, and understand, themselves
The Undergraduate on Harvard political polarization
The Undergraduate considers campus debate and action in a polarized era.
Letters on training teachers, global health, climate change, and more
Readers comment on training teachers, global health, climate change, and more