Commentary
Plans for a Faculty Senate Move Forward
And annual awards for excellence in teaching, advising, mentoring, and scholarship.
by Jonathan Shaw
Back-to-School Bookshelf
Derek Bok and other scholars weigh in on improving universities and colleges—and why that’s hard to do.
by John S. Rosenberg
College Friends
The Undergraduate contemplates cycles in college friendships.
by Lily Scherlis
Funny—and Afire
A fresh source for Harvard humor, a critique embedded in a memorium, and historic photos of a famous campus fire
by Primus VI
Yesterday’s News
A Channel first, a voluntary U.S. history exam, and more from the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
Off the Shelf
John Kenneth Galbraith’s letters, Linda Greenhouse, color in art, and more
Why Hack?
On the draws and limitations of college hackathons
by Alisha Ukani
Trump to Research: Drop Dead
The administration’s potentially costly misunderstanding about science
by John S. Rosenberg
Our Memes, Ourselves
The Undergraduate dives into meme culture.
by Matthew Browne
Yesterday's News
The 1932 solar eclipse, the Naval Training School, and more from the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
1760s Extracurriculars
The diary of a “unexceptional collegian”—attending class, or not