Humanities
Explore the intellectual and creative pursuits within philosophy, history, literature, and the fine arts at Harvard.
The Year a Beat Poet Squatted at Harvard
In 1954, Gregory Corso moved into Eliot House. How he stayed there is a literary legend.
Harvard professor finds new Christian gospel fragment refers to Jesus's wife
A papyrus fragment interpreted by Hollis professor Karen L. King quotes Jesus speaking of "my wife."
Short profile of David Jones, Ackerman professor of the culture of medicine
David Jones, Ackerman professor of the culture of medicine, works in both history and medicine.
Philosopher and scientist Robert O. Doyle has a new model of free will
Robert O. Doyle proposes a two-stage, “Jamesian,” model of free will.
Ofer Bar-Yosef finds evidence of 20,000-year-old pottery in China
Ofer Bar-Yosef dates pottery in China to 20,000 years ago, 10 millennia before the invention of agriculture.
Jeffrey Schnapp's Library Test Kitchen course tries out new ideas for libraries
An innovative course yields new products, services, and experiences that model the possible future of libraries.
Radcliffe fellow Trethewey named poet laureate
Natasha Trethewey was a 2001 Radcliffe Institute Fellow.
Harvard awards eight honorary degrees at Commencement 2012
Eight awarded honorary degrees at 361st Commencement exercises
Harvard graduate school centennial medalists 2012
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences confers its 2012 Centennial Medals
Harvard Radcliffe Institute 2012-2013 fellows
Harvard’s advanced-study center plans 51 resident academics, artists
Harvard sociobiologist E.O. Wilson on the origins of the arts
Sociobiologist E.O. Wilson on the evolution of culture