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
Why Nations Fail
James Robinson says that in the modern period, greedy leaders and institutional corruption, rather than geography, explain why some nations fail.
Harvard Honors John Adams, Wendy Kopp, Mario Molina, Fareed Zakaria
Eight awarded honorary degrees at 361st Commencement exercises
Harvard Graduate School Honors Daniel Aaron, Nancy Hopkins, and Others
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences confers its 2012 Centennial Medals
Into India
President Faust's first visit to the South Asian nation highlights research and curricular connections old and new.
by Elizabeth Gudrais
Islamophobia, Anti-Americanism, Arab Spring
A panel addresses cultural misunderstandings and Arab "emancipation."
The Chinese “Good Life”
Arthur Kleinman and colleagues explore the Chinese people's yearnings after a century of upheaval and disasters.
Video: Water as a Platform for Development
Four Harvard students from four different disciplines discuss a summer spent in Pakistan investigating water-related issues.
The Water Tamer
John Briscoe tackles water insecurity around the world.
by Jonathan Shaw
Far Away
An undergraduate travels to Namibia in the hope that, by flinging herself to a faraway place, she will figure things out.
by Katherine Xue
Snapshots of Ghana
An undergraduate captures Ghana's growing private-school system in photographs.
by Sara Joe Wolansky