Faculty & Community
Insights into groundbreaking faculty research, innovative projects, and academic thought leadership across Harvard’s schools and institutes.
This Astronomer is Sounding a Warning on 'Space Junk'
As debris accumulates in low Earth orbit, the danger of destructive collisions continues to rise.
by Olivia Farrar
Cherry Murray Steps Down as Engineering and Applied Sciences Dean
Led school during period of rapid growth—and huge ambitions
Divestment: Faculty Members Make Their Case
In a private meeting with University leaders and a public forum, faculty group pushes for divestment.
The Civil War’s Personal Histories
A Schlesinger Library exhibit reveals the domestic side of the war.
Propelling Public Health
A transformative endowment gift from Gerald L. Chan and family
University People
A National Medal of Technology for SEAS dean, National Humanities Medalists, MacArthur Fellows, and more
Harvard Portrait: Deborah Anker
A specialist on immigration at Harvard Law School
by Francesca Annic...
Governing in the Smartphone Era
Harnessing civic data makes governments more responsive to citizens.
by Stephanie Garlock
Making Organizations Moral
Max Bazerman wants leaders to take notice of ethical challenges.
by Sophia Nguyen
The New Histories
Scholars pursue sweeping new interpretations of the human past.
by Jonathan Shaw
Vita: John Muir
Brief life of a Scottish-American conservationist: 1838-1914
by Steven Pavlos Holmes