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
An undergraduate volunteer looks at Ghana's growing private-school system
An undergraduate captures Ghana's growing private-school system in photographs.
An undergraduate documents the impact of rural banking in Ghana
An undergraduate documents the impact of microfinance and rural banking in Ghana.
An undergraduate finds that her attempts to blend in are lost in translation
An undergraduate journalism intern in France gets lost in translation, but found by new friends.
Spending the summer at home a senior trades Fruit Loops for Fiber One
Spending the summer at home, a senior trades Fruit Loops for Fiber One
An undergraduate journalism intern searches Seoul for the best "bingsu" dessert
An undergraduate journalism intern explores Korea's shaved-ice cafés—and her feelings about being a food writer.
by Jane Seo
Reading at Harvard, and in ancient Rome
Reading at the College, and in ancient Rome
Harvard at 400
Visions of the University in 2036
Schooled in Life
Alumni on undergraduate education, then and now
A sampling of current Harvard undergraduate courses
A sampling of current undergraduate courses
Letters from readers
College crises, energy options, reefs at risk, home cooking, and more