Higher Education

Analysis and reporting on the changing landscape of colleges and universities, with a focus on policy, governance, and innovation.

This is How Universities Die

Higher ed thrived in Berlin and Beijing. Then government stepped in. 

by William C. Kirby

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

Football: Harvard 38-Cornell 20

A torrent of touchdowns in the second quarter keys the first Ivy win

by Dick Friedman

That Championship Season

Harvard’s 1984 National Collegiate Rugby Championship team celebrates its fortieth anniversary.

by Andy Garrigue

How Physics Can Be Used to Manipulate a Coin Toss

How a coin toss can be uniquely rigged – and can demonstrate probability’s role in reducing uncertainty.

by Olivia Farrar