Commentary
In-depth perspectives and critical analysis from faculty, editors, and readers on public affairs, higher education, and Harvard’s evolving mission.
12,000 Harvard Alumni File Amicus Brief in Funding Freeze Lawsuit
Alumni from every Harvard school and class since 1950 rally behind the University
by Nina Pasquini
Duplicate Copies: A note to readers
Rationalizing mailing to ensure service
Collateral Damage
Diminished academic freedom, endangered disciplines, lost academic focus, and more
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Climate change, COVID-19, housing inequity
Dename Winthrop?
Harvard’s process for considering denaming requests is tested for the first time.
by Nina Pasquini
Historic Humor
University Archives to preserve Harvard Lampoon materials
by Nina Pasquini
Honorands Three
Three honorands connected in time through Wilbur and Orville Wright, the fathers of aviation
by Primus VI
Yesterday’s News
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Raising Voices
Saying things unsaid since October 7
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Leadership crisis, Israel and Gaza, “Undergraduate” Insights
Darker Days
The current disquiets compared to Harvard’s Vietnam-era traumas
by Primus VI