Teaching & Learning

Explore innovations and trends in pedagogy, curriculum design, and classroom practice.

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Readers Respond to Our ‘Grade Inflation’ Survey

A sampling of thoughts about the many A’s at Harvard

Illustrated portraits of Michael Mina, Doug Melton, and Stuart Schreiber, surrounded by scientific symbols and annotations related to their fields, including molecular biology, stem cells, and biomarker validation.

Harvard Professors Leaving for Private Sector Research

Three distinguished scientists on leaving academia to advance biomedical research

by Jonathan Shaw

Jane Rosenzweig seated on a wooden bench in a grassy outdoor setting, smiling warmly.

Harvard Writing Center’s Jane Rosenzweig on AI and Writing

Harvard Writing Center’s Jane Rosenzweig on AI and writing

by Lydialyle Gibson

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Do Ivy League Athletes Outperform in Careers?

How does undergraduate participation in varsity sports enhance career success?

by Jonathan Shaw

Hopi Hoekstra

Arts and Sciences: Aspirations and Anxieties

Harvard faculty’s first meeting focuses on speech, governance, AI, and other concerns.

by John S. Rosenberg

Provost John Manning, Radcliffe dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin, FAS senior adviser on civil discourse Eric Beerbohm, and HKS academic dean for faculty development Erica Chenoweth appear on a panel.

How Should Harvard Teach Disagreement?

Annual teaching conference discusses dialogue.

by Max J. Krupnick

An illustration of a graduate in a cap and gown shouting into a megaphone labeled with a "U," facing a man shouting into a megaphone with an American flag design. The background is bright yellow.

Academic Freedom and Free Speech

Robert Post explains how they differ—and why it matters, especially now

by Lincoln Caplan

Susan Farbstein smiles while standing outside in front of a building with columns and surrounding greenery, wearing a light blue blouse.

Susan Farbstein on Human Rights Law

Human rights lawyer on law’s ability to promote justice—and shape public understanding

by Nina Pasquini

Meg Campbell ’74 stands in front of a plaque honoring Annie Sullivan.

Remembering Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan at Harvard Radcliffe

On a Radcliffe-Harvard memorial to remarkable figures

Hands holding a heart-shaped bowl of fruits and vegetables with a stethoscope, clipboard with medical records in the background.

Nutrition education at Harvard Medical School

Will Harvard Medical School return nutrition instruction to pre-eminence?

by Jack R. Trapanick

Harvard physicians on the digital healthcare revolution

Harvard physicians on the future of medicine

by Olivia Farrar