Faculty

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

Öberg to Lead Harvard Faculty Recruitment and Retention

The astrochemist will become senior vice provost for faculty affairs this summer.

by Jonathan Shaw

When Capital Trumps Labor

In the antebellum South, slavery was paired with modern business practices.

by John A. Griffin

Durba Mitra studies gender in South Asia

Harvard’s first professor appointed solely in gender studies

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

William Morris Davis

Brief life of William Morris Davis, pioneering geomorphologist

by Philip S. Koch

“Rebellious Lawyering” author Gerald López: a profile

Gerald López’s radical theory—and practice

by Lydialyle Gibson

Zora Neale Hurston’s Barracoon in the Spotlight

Fresh efforts to understand the writer’s history and craft

by Brandon J. Dixon

Unequal Distribution of Incomes

The worrisome distribution of the fruits of American economic growth

by Richard B. Freeman

Visualizing the World at the Harvard Map Collection

Maps can be applied to straightforward ends; they can also be fanciful, surprising, or plain weird. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Is Arsenic a Key Ingredient in the Battle Against Cancer?

Despite its toxic reputation, arsenic may play a key role in the battle against cancer.

by Oset Babür

The Language of Emotion

Developmental psychologists find a surprising relationship between age and emotional understanding.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova