Commentary

In-depth perspectives and critical analysis from faculty, editors, and readers on public affairs, higher education, and Harvard’s evolving mission.

Trump Administration Appeals Order Restoring $2.7 Billion in Funding to Harvard

The appeal, which had been expected, came two days before the deadline to file.

by Jonathan Shaw

Reading the Tea Leaves

The messages and meanings of Harvard’s presidential installations

In Defense of Liberal Arts

A semester abroad clarifies the value of the curriculum back home.

by Sofia Andrade

Letters from our readers

Climate change, philanthropy, the GSAS naming gift

Not Sporting?

Crimson athletics meets the transfer portal, compensation for student names and images, different demographics, and other looming threats

Uncharted Territory

A recent graduate thinks about what is means to take unconventional paths after Harvard.

by Josie Abugov

Cambridge 02138

Readers’ views about healthy diets, teachers off the tenure track, mitzvot, and more

Farewell

Taking his leave, President Bacow concludes that truly, “At Harvard, wonders never cease.”  

by Lawrence S. Bacow

Unfinished Business

As President Bacow passes the baton to President Gay, work remains in Allston, online education, FAS planning, and admissions

The Climate Connection Between Campus and Home

An undergraduate perspective on the gathering crisis

by Sofia Andrade

Letters to the Editor

Readers’ views on the humanities, Romanian orphans, the Supreme Court, and more