International affairs
Reporting on Harvard’s global reach—from student fieldwork and faculty research to alumni impact around the world.
Harvard Plans Contingencies for International Students
The Kennedy School and School of Public Health are developing online options.
by Jonathan Shaw
Propelling Public Health
A transformative endowment gift from Gerald L. Chan and family
The “Accidental” Fall of the Berlin Wall
A scholar at the Center for European Studies traces the unexpected causes of the opening of divided Berlin.
Biden on Foreign Policy at Harvard
The vice president on Ebola, ISIL, China, and Russia at HKS
Global-Health Learning in Rural Mexico
Harvard Global Health Institute introduces a unique study-abroad opportunity, melding coursework with field experience.
by Francesca Annic...
Harvard Library to Help Preserve Tibetan Literary Heritage
Ten million pages of Tibetan literature will be stored in the library’s Digital Repository Services.
by Francesca Annic...
Tiananmen Plus Twenty-five
Harvard scholars recall the Tiananmen era and ponder its continuing impact
Joseph Conrad’s Crystal Ball
Historian Maya Jasanoff says fiction can capture the subjective experience of the past.
by Craig Lambert
John Briscoe Awarded Stockholm Water Prize
'Nobel Prize of Water' given to Harvard professor for "unparalleled contributions" to global water resource management
Why “Big Data” Is a Big Deal
Information science promises to change the world.
by Jonathan Shaw
Nuclear Weapons or Democracy
“Out of ratio” weapons are essentially ungovernable.
by Craig Lambert