International affairs

Reporting on Harvard’s global reach—from student fieldwork and faculty research to alumni impact around the world.

President Obama and Medvedev of Russia shake hands after signing the New START treaty in 2010

Five Questions with Matthew Bunn

The last treaty limiting nuclear arms buildup between Russia and the U.S. expires February 5. What’s next?

by Olivia Farrar

Mohsen Mostafavi, dean of the Graduate School of Design, moderated the “Architecture and Urbanism” panel discussion.

Harvard in China: panelists address urban planning and sustainable growth

A panel discussion with Mohsen Mostafavi, Alex Krieger, Lin Wang, John C. Portman III, Wu Jiang, and Yu Kongjian

Bass professor of government Michael Sandel delivered a luncheon address that examined the way markets “leave their mark” on the rest of society.

Harvard in China: Michael Sandel comments on the moral limits of markets

Remarks by Michael Sandel

Harvard in China: Peter Bol and Tian Xiaofei discuss Chinese culture

A panel discussion with Peter Bol and Tian Xiaofei

Harvard in China: Barry Bloom, Arthur Kleinman, and Yuanli Liu on healthcare

A panel discussion with Barry Bloom, Yuanli Liu, and Arthur Kleinman

Harvard in China: David Yoffie discusses emerging technologies

Remarks by David B. Yoffie

Arthur Kleinman, Rabb professor of anthropology and professor of medical anthropology, lectured at Fudan University’s Contemporary Anthropology Forum.

Harvard in China: connections in medical anthropology, ecological city planning

Ethnographic perspectives on caregiving and Shanghai urban development

President Drew Faust suggested that China’s rapid expansion of higher education offers “unimagined possibilities for understanding and discovery.”

Harvard in China: Drew Faust voices hopes for a long and fruitful partnership

The president reflected on Harvard’s educational involvement with China through the years.

Old Beijing and new: traditional homes and encroaching high-rises

Changing, Challenging China

A Harvard Magazine roundtable

Background and links for the participants in our China panel discussion

Background on the faculty members and alumni who discuss contemporary China's rising power—and persistent problems—in the magazine's probing roundtable

This image, provided by a member of the Boston University delegation upon his return from Haiti, shows the wall map sheets printed at Harvard being used for damage assessment surveys.

Harvard Rallies Help for Haiti with Benefit Concert; Plans Memorial Service

Evidence of Harvard maps in use; updates on the situation on the ground; a benefit concert featuring student performers and a memorial service.