Commentary

In-depth perspectives and critical analysis from faculty, editors, and readers on public affairs, higher education, and Harvard’s evolving mission.

Jack Reardon and Walter Cabot, Remembered

Plus, veteran higher education leader Thomas Ehrlich reflects on university curricula for his 70th reunion

by Primus VI

A letter from the editor on Harvard's construction costs

A letter from the editor on Harvard’s construction costs

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

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

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