Faculty & Community

Insights into groundbreaking faculty research, innovative projects, and academic thought leadership across Harvard’s schools and institutes.

Alan Garber speaking at a podium in Memorial Church, with wooden panels in the background.

In Sermon, Garber Urges Harvard Community to ‘Defend and Protect’ Institutions

Harvard’s president uses traditional Memorial Church address to encourage divergent views.

by Jonathan Shaw

Bill Clinton with Yasser Arafat, King Hussein, and Benjamin Netanyahu, October 1, 1996, at the White House

Nicholas Burns on diplomacy’s role in fostering U.S. standing in the world

On restoring American leadership through diplomacy

by Nicholas Burns

A professor sits at a computer whose screen is shooting out a beam of light filled with all sorts of animals and musical instruments

Music theorist Alexander Rehding profiled by Jacob Sweet

A professor’s interstellar reach

by Jacob Sweet

Multiple small paper tabs, each decorated with a simple line drawing of a different facial expression

Excerpt from Marjorie Garber, “Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession”

Marjorie Garber explores the word’s complexity and history.

Protestors with a large poster demanding reform of the Electoral College

Excerpt from Alex Keyssar “Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?”

Problematic features of the Electoral College

Illustration of a dog with a brain made up of different colorful regions depicting skills such as hunting and herding

Canine behavioral specializations reflected in brain structures

Researchers hope to tease out the effects of breeding and training on dog brain structure.

by Jonathan Shaw

Illustration showing Greek pillars to represent democracy made from rolled newspapers. One of the pillars has tipped over and spilled a jumble of letters.

Protecting the press as a foundation of democracy

If the press is essential to democracy, what can be done to save news organizations?

by Erin O’Donnell

Illustration of a woman in a lab coat studying shadows cast by vials of blood, each shadow a readout indicating the presence of a past exposure to a specific pathogen.

Harvard’s VirScan exposes viral vulnerabilities

A serological test may reveal the COVID-19 virus’s weaknesses—and expose its strategic decoys.

by Bennett McIntosh

At Home with Harvard: Racial Justice

At Home with Harvard: Racial Justice

Selections from Harvard Magazine's extensive coverage of racism, inequality, and incarceration

Immunity to COVID-19 Appears Feasible

Tests in macaques show robust protection against the SARS-CoV-2 virus induced by either vaccines or natural infection.

by Jonathan Shaw

A yellow cab turns through an intersection directed by a police officer

Nearly Half of Early COVID-19 Transmission Was Work-related

Nearly half of early COVID-19 transmission was work-related—a cautionary note as the economy reopens.

by Jonathan Shaw