Editor’s Letter

Reflections from the editor on the issue’s themes and the state of the magazine.

Thank You, Bill Kirby

The president of Harvard Magazine’s Board of Directors will step down in September.

Thank You, Bill Kirby

The president of Harvard Magazine’s Board of Directors will step down in September.

250 Years and Counting

Harvard’s ties to the Revolution ran deep.

by Joanna M Weiss

Editor’s Note: In Higher Ed, the Leeway to Stumble and Meander

A search for academic friction and “serious play”

by Joanna M Weiss

Editor’s Note: Harvard’s Regeneration

Can painful cuts turn into opportunities?

by Joanna M Weiss

Harvard’s Struggle to Please Everyone

Winthrop House, Trump negotiations, and the quest for an easy solution

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

Who Should Define Campus Free Speech?

Skirmishing about what it means to protest

On Harvard's Academic Agenda

How the administration might pursue Harvard’s core mission, pare bureaucracy, and promote Veritas

Harvard Disciplinary Dysfunction

Learning from the spring protest and punishments