Commentary
In-depth perspectives and critical analysis from faculty, editors, and readers on public affairs, higher education, and Harvard’s evolving mission.
Harvard Faculty Debate Plan to Cap A Grades
At a lively meeting, faculty members weighed a grade inflation plan that most agreed is imperfect.
President Drew Faust on Harvard’s cosmopolitan community and connections
A letter from President Faust
Letters on publishing, women’s safety, football
Publishing, women’s safety, football
Howard Gardner’s lecture on beauty prompts an undergraduate epiphany
Howard Gardner, the French Revolution, and I
by Olivia Munk
Ancient Greece, Rome, and their neighbors offer guidance on current crises
Timely insights from an ancient field
Harvard Undergraduate theater from a participant's perspective
An insider’s take on a major extracurricular interest
by Olivia Munk
A letter from the editor: assessing Harvard Management Company
A letter from the editor: assessing Harvard Management Company
President Drew Faust on initiatives giving students public-service opportunities
A letter from President Faust
Letters on ethics education, silhouettes, the Sixties, and more
Ethics education, silhouettes, missing football fans, the Sixties, and more
Why a Harvard undergraduate became an English concentrator
A Harvard undergraduate confesses.
by Olivia Munk
A Harvard senior recalls finding her own place at the College
A senior finds her own place at the College.
by Melanie Wang