Commentary
In-depth perspectives and critical analysis from faculty, editors, and readers on public affairs, higher education, and Harvard’s evolving mission.
Getting to Mars (for Real)
Humans have been dreaming of living on the Red Planet for decades. Harvard researchers are on the case.
Harvard's Ethnic "Salad Bowl"
Exclusion and belonging in undergraduate cultural organizations
by Swathi Kella
The Truth About Imposter Syndrome
Thoughts on a perennial undergraduate complaint
Letters
“Shopping week,” workplace culture, solace, and other reader views
The View from Mass Hall
President Bacow on maintaining University values while adopting the best lessons learned during the pandemic
Letters from our readers
Legacies, football, knitting
The View from Mass Hall
President Bacow on the Arnold Arboretum as a place for plants and people
Cultural Commitments
Harvard’s post-pandemic workplace culture
Harvard and the Cult of Robert E. Lee
How alumni shaped the General’s post-war reputation.
Being Alive Together
Stephen Sondheim, Omicron, and the Power of Theater
Cambridge, 02138
Endowment litigation, food waste, western Massachusetts