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
Family History
A German American scholar is unsettled by an ancestor’s secret.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
At Home with Harvard: Sounds of Music
A selection of our stories on musicians, composers, conductors, music scholars, and more
At Home with Harvard: Library Treasures
Our coverage of Harvard’s libraries, more relevant than ever in an online world
Near and Distant Objectives
Harvard Law School professor Noah Feldman’s constitutionalism is a branch of the humanities.
by Lincoln Caplan
Could COVID-19 Transform U.S. Education?
A conversation on the crisis and its outcomes with the Graduate School of Education’s Paul Reville
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
At Home with Harvard: American Democracy
Our coverage of the nation's ailing democracy
Bringing Black History to Light
A Houghton Library project to digitize thousands of African-American records and artifacts
by Lydialyle Gibson
At Home with Harvard: Harvard in the World
Harvard Magazine’s coverage of the University’s expanding global reach
Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?
Historian Alexander Keyssar on why the unpopular institution has prevailed
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
At Home with Harvard: The Immigrant Experience
A selection of Harvard Magazine's writing on immigration, displacement, and the global refugee crisis