Faculty Essays on Public Issues
Harvard professors weigh in on contemporary policy, ethics, and society.
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
This is How Universities Die
Higher ed thrived in Berlin and Beijing. Then government stepped in.
“The World Right Now Cannot Afford Indifference”
Lawrence S. Bacow represents Harvard at the Auschwitz Liberation Observance.
Harvard economist Jason Furman on immigration and the U.S. economy.
Harvard economist Jason Furman on immigration and the U.S. economy.
A Ray of Light amid Middle East Devastation
Harvard’s Lisa Randall on Israeli and Palestinian scientists working together
Six Decades of Computer Science at Harvard
Reflections on six decades of relations with computers
Why Americans Love to Hate Harvard
The president emeritus on elite universities’ academic accomplishments—and a rising tide of antagonism
by Derek Bok
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...