Arts & Culture
The Picture of Freedom
A Boston Athenaeum exhibit explores an abolitionist with Harvard ties.
by Lydialyle Gibson
The Complete Works of Du Fu, China’s Shakespeare, Published in English
Conant University Professor Stephen Owen spent 10 years translating the poet’s 1,400 surviving poems.
by Jonathan Shaw
St. Louis Blues
Urban planners and scholars talk racism and exclusion in St. Louis.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Teaching Humanities at West Point
Elizabeth D. Samet ’91 melds literature and leadership in her classes for the cadets.
by John S. Rosenberg
Martha Tedeschi to Lead Harvard Art Museums
Hailing from the Art Institute of Chicago, Tedeschi will assume the role next July.
by Sophia Nguyen
School Slice: Freshman Seminar
The students in Jerome Groopman’s “Insights from Narratives of Illness” wrestle with the profound.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison Delivers the 2016 Norton Lectures
The distinguished writer delivered the first of six lectures on slavery, racism, and “the literature of belonging.”
by Sophia Nguyen
Sarah Jessica Parker to Speak at HLS Class Day
The actor and businesswoman will address students on Wednesday, May 25.
by Laura Levis
Ross Gay Finds the Right Ground at the Radcliffe Institute
What “unabashed gratitude” means for a black poet
by Lydialyle Gibson
Meet Him in St. Louis
A daring musical theater company turns 25.
by Meredith Redick
The Mammalian Life Span
E.O. Wilson on why the human species ought to be a little humble