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
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Affirmative action, climate change, undergraduate options
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.
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
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
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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.”