Two Momentous Faculty Retirements

Arthur Kleinman and Harry Lewis depart the classroom.

by Lydialyle Gibson

The Happiness Revolutionary

Arthur Brooks moved beyond policy—to something deeper.

by Nancy Walecki

Three New University Professors

Catherine Dulac, Robert J. Sampson, and Arlene Sharpe receive highest faculty appointment

“Make Elections Boring Again”

Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger on the future of democracy

by Lydialyle Gibson

Public Health Dean to Step Down

Michelle Williams led the School of Public Health during the pandemic.

by Jonathan Shaw

Arts and Sciences’ Post-Pandemic Prowess

A robust financial report sets the stage for strategic choices to come.

by John S. Rosenberg

The Faculty Resumes Growing

But the annual trends report shows surprising reliance on non-ladder faculty in the classroom, and continuing struggles with diversity.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Divinity Dean Hempton to Step Down

Plans to depart at end of academic year

by John S. Rosenberg

Justice Elena Kagan, in Dissent

Ebbing trust in the Supreme Court, and what to do about it  

by Lincoln Caplan

Finishing Kick

President Bacow’s agenda during his last fall term

Will Global Democracy Survive?

Scholars on the current rise of fascism, domestically and abroad

by Nancy Walecki