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
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
Yesterday’s News
A coin toss forecasts a surprising football score.
A “Scholar’s Scholar”
A profile of Harvard’s thirtieth president
by John S. Rosenberg
Getting Close, in Selma
Acting at a moment of conscience
by Drew Gilpin Faust
Arthur Augustus Johnson
Brief life of a Black baseball impresario: 1890-1951
by Kasey Uhlenhuth , Harry R. Lewis
Presidents’ Paths
Life decisions en route to Massachusetts Hall
by Primus VI
Cambridge 02138
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