Humanities & Arts
Scientific Stardom
How Galileo’s geometric and military compass helped him calculate his own ascent
by Nina Pasquini
Leslie Jamison’s Many Selves
The essayist on isolation, empathy, and selfhood
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
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
A Return to the Beloved Community
Poet and lawyer Reginald Dwayne Betts on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy
by Lydialyle Gibson
The Fish in Harvard Square
Artist Isola Murray’s child-size animals
by Olivia Farrar
Jimmy Carter and James Agee ’32
Why this “sovereign prince of the English language” touched the president’s heart
by Lincoln Caplan
Five Questions with Jacob Roberts ’19
The actor and filmmaker on creativity, collaboration, and celebrity canines
by Nina Pasquini
History and Love in Haiti
Alumna Nadine Pinede’s young-adult novel—in verse
by Lydialyle Gibson
Western Civ.
An archaeologist/curator/hands-on humanist, and an artifact from the era of typewritten term papers
by Primus VI