Humanities & Arts
Explore the intellectual and creative pursuits within philosophy, history, literature, and the fine arts at Harvard.
When Code Meets Canvas
In brushstrokes and bytes, a symposium at Harvard explores data, perception, and art.
by Olivia Farrar
Making Money Funny
Matt Levine’s spunky Bloomberg column
by Max J. Krupnick
Stand-Up to Simmer Down
In comedy groups, students find ways to be absurd, present, and a little less self-conscious.
by Nina Pasquini
Reconstructing the Berlin Wall
David Leo Rice explores the strange, unseen forces shaping our world.
by Nina Pasquini
Radcliffe Institute Announces 2025-2026 Fellows
Scholars pursue projects ranging from reducing ethnic violence to searching for an undiscovered super-Earth.
by Olivia Farrar
The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes Announced
Winners across five categories, from commentary on Gaza to criticism on public architecture
by Olivia Farrar
Letters Between Friends
An antebellum correspondence between two Harvard undergraduates
by Beth Luey
Miniature Worlds
How “paper peepshows” brought distant realms to life
by Nina Pasquini
The Sum of Our Choices
On the limitations of a prevailing worldview
Ben Franklin’s Project
Historian Joyce E. Chaplin reinterprets an early era of invention, industrialization, and climate challenge
by Joyce E. Chaplin
In the Crosshairs
Unprecedented federal actions against research funding, diversity, speech, and more
by John S. Rosenberg