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.
A case for tweaking tuition
Tuition income—and what the College can and ought to charge
A Harvard undergraduate moves off campus
Moving off campus, and growing up
Letters on charter schools, final clubs, veterans’ memories, and more
Readers comment on charter schools, final clubs, the doubly disadvantaged, veterans’ memories
President Drew Faust on Harvard’s changing campus
President Faust on Harvard’s changing campus
Rethinking decisions at Harvard
When it pays to rethink a policy
A Harvard undergraduate reflects on a summer spent writing
Learning to negotiate the backyard and the divine
Global Health at Home offers innovative techniques to improve U.S. medical care
Harvesting innovations from around the world to improve American medical care
“Illuminated manuscripts in Boston collections” displayed in three-site exhibit
A new exhibit highlights how medieval monasticism’s “cult of the book” transmitted beauty and knowledge to the modern world.
Fearless Accompaniment: Why Oncology Nurses Matter
Although I respected my oncologists for the important role they played in my cancer treatment, I found the wide and varied “turf” that exceptional nurses cover astounding.
by Lisa Cox
Acclaimed new editorial colleague
Welcoming an accomplished new editorial colleague