An Original Magna Carta, Hidden in Plain Sight

A rare original surfaces at Harvard at an “almost providential” moment. 

by Nina Pasquini

Faculty Members’ Outside Online Activities

Harvard discusses obligations and academic freedom

What Modularity Means for MOOCs

Harvard and MIT see learner needs driving change online—and on campus.

Health Professionals for a New Century

Harvard School of Public Health rethinks professional education in a digital age.

Teaching Tech

Further developments in online learning and improving teaching

Slow Learners

An editor's guide to this issue’s perspectives on teaching and learning

Video “Training Ground” to Debut in Widener

A brand-new video-capture studio is slated to open this fall.

Bringing Minds and Money to Bear on Teaching

On the verge of Harvard’s capital campaign, bolstering teaching at the University and the School of Public Health

Derek Bok on Technology and Teaching

Harvard’s president emeritus embraces online learning.

Google Named Development Partner to edX

The Harvard-MIT online-teaching venture joins with the search, software, and cellphone giant to make its technology widely available.

The Turn in Online Education

edX and other MOOC providers expand offerings, assess effectiveness, and move toward course credit.