Commentary

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

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Letters from Readers About Harvard’s Standoff with the Trump Administration

Harvard Magazine readers respond to Harvard’s standoff with the Trump administration.

by Jonathan Shaw

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Correspondence about caregiving, football, feminism, free speech, and more

Harvard Magazine Reader's Letters

Master Finley, whales’ speech, Harvard values

Letters from our readers

Climate change, COVID-19, housing inequity

Letters from our readers

Leadership crisis, Israel and Gaza, “Undergraduate” Insights

Cambridge 02138

The campus sundered, stem cell research, voting, and more

Cambridge 02138

Campus discourse, ethics education, affirmative action

Cambridge 02138

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

Toward a Liberal Realist Foreign Policy

On January 20, you will inherit a legacy of trouble: Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Palestine, North Korea for starters. Failure to manage any one of...