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
Jessie Cox
An experimental percussionist-composer pushing the limits of music
by Lydialyle Gibson
Remembering Earl Kim
A documentary revisits the composer and Harvard professor’s music.
by Nina Pasquini
The Office for the Arts Turns 50
A birthday party with song, dance, and speech
by Max J. Krupnick
Five Questions with Professor Peter Der Manuelian
Harvard professor of Egyptology on unsolved mysteries, cats, and the beauty of ancient craftsmanship
by Olivia Farrar
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