Commentary
In-depth perspectives and critical analysis from faculty, editors, and readers on public affairs, higher education, and Harvard’s evolving mission.
Your Views on Harvard’s Standoff, Antisemitism, and More
Readers comment on the controversial July-August cover, authoritarianism, and scientific research.
Boosting faculty-student ties
Boosting faculty-student ties
Readers discuss the "Nonstop" lives of today's college students
Share your thoughts on the feature article "Nonstop," and see what other readers have to say.
Undergraduates and "great books"
Harvard undergraduates and the "great books" puzzle
How Harvard uses its endowment
A columnist challenges the use of the endowment, and argues for placing much higher priority on educating more College students.
A risk-management plan to help prevent financial crises
Financial regulation, moral hazard, and the end of “too big to fail”
Cuba
Raúl Castro is changing Cuba. Will the United States respond?
Reopening the Doors to College
The United States must refresh the marriage of excellence and opportunity that characterizes American higher education at its best, argue sociologists Theda Skocpol and Suzanne Mettler.
Crossing the Ultimate Color Line
As Barack Obama prepares to take office, Henry Louis Gates Jr. reflects on how far black Americans have come in his lifetime.
The Economic Agenda
Challenges facing the next president
A Controversial Critique of Teaching and Learning at Harvard
A recent essay by John H. Summers, now a visiting scholar at Boston College's Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life, has prompted sharp comment among academic readers...