Commentary
In-depth perspectives and critical analysis from faculty, editors, and readers on public affairs, higher education, and Harvard’s evolving mission.
Harvard Law School Releases Digital Archive of Nuremberg Trials
Thousands of documents chronicle the Nazi regime and the legal effort to exact justice.
Your Views on Harvard’s Standoff, Antisemitism, and More
Readers comment on the controversial July-August cover, authoritarianism, and scientific research.
Free Speech, the Bomb—and Donald Trump
A Harvard cardiologist on the unlikely alliances that shaped a global movement to prevent nuclear war
Why Harvard Needs International Students
An ed school professor on why global challenges demand global experiences
Letters to Harvard Magazine Summer 2025
Readers’ views on gender gaps, freedom of speech, an editor’s farewell, the hippocampus, Alice Hamilton, standing up to the Trump administration, and more
This is How Universities Die
Higher ed thrived in Berlin and Beijing. Then government stepped in.
Alumni Praise Harvard’s Response to Government Demands
Responses to the University’s rejection of federal proposals for intrusive regulation of academic affairs
A Harvard Love Story in Poetry
Young love: the poem, plus enduring lessons from a public-health pioneer
by Primus VI
Short Headlines from Harvard's History
Seniors’ uncertain future c. 1940, Harvard Law Review news, and more
John Rosenberg Retires From Harvard Magazine
The long-time editor signs off
Higher Education at an Inflection Point
Making the case for higher education, diversity, the humanities, speech, and more—at a perilous time