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
Controlling the Global Thermostat
Coming to terms with climate change’s relentless, long-term fallout
by Jonathan Shaw
Family History
A German American scholar is unsettled by an ancestor’s secret.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Claudia Jones
Brief life of an intersectional activist: 1915-1964
by Clarissa Atkinson
At Home with Harvard: Harvard in the World
Harvard Magazine’s coverage of the University’s expanding global reach
How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Fall semester interrupted, a century ago
by Matteo Wong
The Indispensable Power
On restoring American leadership through diplomacy
by Nicholas Burns
Pandemic in the Workplace
Nearly half of early COVID-19 transmission was work-related—a cautionary note as the economy reopens.
by Jonathan Shaw
Frontiers...
Activity tracking to identify the at-risk elderly, and China’s offshore windfarm potential
by Jonathan Shaw
African and African-American Studies Celebrates 50 Years
Speakers discuss history, progress, hope, and home.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Cooperating to Combat Coronavirus
As the novel coronavirus begins spreading in populations outside China, Harvard announces a collaboration with Chinese researchers to develop diagnostics and therapies for treating SARS-CoV-2.
by Jonathan Shaw