Humanities & Arts
Explore the intellectual and creative pursuits within philosophy, history, literature, and the fine arts at Harvard.
Harvard Professor Michael Sandel Wins Philosophy’s Berggruen Prize
The creator of the popular ‘Justice’ course receives a $1 million award.
Stephen Greenblatt on Adam and Eve
Stephen Greenblatt explores the myths and meanings of Adam and Eve.
Harvard Portrait: Sarah Lewis
An art historian on race and photography
Rethinking liberal arts Yale-NUS, Minerva
Yale-NUS, Nicholas Lemann, and Minerva remodel liberal arts for the twenty-first century.
Radcliffe Institute Announces 2017-2018 Fellows
Eleven of this year’s 52 fellows come from within the University.
by Oset Babür
The Discovery of a Lost Harvard Museum
Recreating the Philosophy Chamber
Linguists’ search for the nature of speech, sign, and universal grammar
How linguists use sign languages to understand universal grammar
Harvard Business professor Mihir A. Desai ties finance to the humanities
A Business School professor ties finance and humanities together.
Harvard plans significant data science institute
Unveiling a University research initiative
Learning to Lose
Sharmila Sen on making a life in the humanities.
by Bailey Trela
Profile of historian Elizabeth Hinton
A scholar of race, justice, and public policy