Commentary
In-depth perspectives and critical analysis from faculty, editors, and readers on public affairs, higher education, and Harvard’s evolving mission.
Five Questions with David Yoffie
David Yoffie has spent decades at Harvard studying how tech reshapes business strategy and competition, from semiconductors to AI.
Big words and their use on campus
Big words and their use on campus
Harvard president Drew Gilpin Faust on the value of basic research
A letter from President Faust
Harvard's fundraising details
A letter from the editor
Letters on attentive Schlesinger, “Bellboys,” bigger data
Attentive Schlesinger, “Bellboys,” bigger data
Social medicine’s lessons for a first-year Harvard Medical School student
A medical student learns about SNAP and social medicine.
An undergraduate considers peers’ views on motherhood at an early age
The Undergraduate ponders a phenomenon both alien and familiar.
Drew Faust on the value of the humanities
A letter from President Faust
A letter from the editor
A letter from the editor
Letters on loving L.A., Robert Frost, Keystone XL, and more
Letters on loving L.A., Robert Frost, Keystone XL, and more
Radcliffe's Tony Horwitz travels the Keystone XL pipeline
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Radcliffe Institute Fellow reports on a road trip.