Higher Education


Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status Threatened

Ability to host foreign students also in jeopardy

by Jonathan Shaw

The New Gender Gaps

What to do as men and boys fall behind

by Nina Pasquini

Harvard Augments Financial Aid—and Girds for Austerity

Dean Hopi Hoekstra details Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ priorities.

by John S. Rosenberg

It’s Academic (and Other Harvard Concerns)

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences focuses on class attendance, grades—and wider worries about “uncomfortable” threats to academia.

by John S. Rosenberg

The Unfinished Recovery

Post-pandemic K-12 learning gaps remain—but some districts have found ways to close them. 

by Nina Pasquini

The Unruly Academy

President emeritus Neil L. Rudenstine on changes in the academy and society that made universities more contentious—and diminished support for humane learning

by Neil L. Rudenstine

News in Brief

President Garber’s private installation, settling antisemitism suits, challenging institutional neutrality, and more

Arts and Engineering

The deans of arts and humanities and the school of engineering and applied sciences share their plans and priorities.

by Jonathan Shaw

Jane Rosenzweig

Harvard Writing Center’s Jane Rosenzweig on AI and writing

by Lydialyle Gibson

“Study-Ins” and Studying

Balancing academic requirements and free speech, in a semester calm enough to permit more focus on Harvard’s core strengths—and questions of governance

by Max J. Krupnick , John S. Rosenberg

Silent Study-Ins

Harvard library protests challenge University regulations.

by Max J. Krupnick