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

“Vietnam” on PBS: The Crimson Connection

Harvard experts provide access to Vietnamese sources on the war.

by John S. Rosenberg

Sunil Amrith

The Bay of Bengal is central for this South Asia scholar.

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

Music, Italian Style

A day at the Naples Conservatory

by Thomas Forrest Kelly

Digging Deep into Chinese History

Field notes from a summer archaeological expedition

by Rowan K. Flad

Harvard President Drew Faust to Step Down in 2018

An expected transition, as the University’s twenty-eighth president plans to conclude her service.

by John S. Rosenberg

An Educated Core

Yale-NUS, Nicholas Lemann, and Minerva remodel liberal arts for the twenty-first century.

by John S. Rosenberg

China’s Social-Media Smoke Screen

Distraction seems to be the aim of a massive government campaign of fake social media posts.

by Lydialyle Gibson

The Lost Museum

Recreating the Philosophy Chamber

by Jonathan Shaw , Jennifer Carling

Anthropology Anew

The Peabody Museum 150th is a showcase for the origins and evolution of anthropology.

by John S. Rosenberg

In Flight

A Nieman Fellow documents the perilous passage of refugees fleeing war to seek safety in Europe.

by Maciek Nabrdalik