The Basics
President Bacow on the principles by which to steer the University
by Lawrence Bacow
The Home Front
Balancing past obligations, the pandemic, and the future of Harvard’s core mission
Between Harvard and St. Louis
The Undergraduate learns about making knowledge mutual.
by Che Applewhaite
Democracy Requests the Pleasure of Your Company
Active citizens are humanists.
by Doris Sommer
The Tensions That Roiled Texas
Annette Gordon-Reed on the real history of Texas, and Juneteenth
Yesterday’s News
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Wisdom of the Sages
Wisdom from the Great Depression—plus an accomplished economist, and rowdiness on the Charles
by Primus VI
Blockmate Backstories
The College’s annual “Housing Day” dramas, conducted online.
by Meena Venkataramanan
A Tale of Two Universities
What Ivy institutions’ diverging paths reveal
Resolve
President Bacow on speech on campus
by Lawrence Bacow