The Picture of Freedom
A Boston Athenaeum exhibit explores an abolitionist with Harvard ties.
A New Chapter for Harvard Arts
The Office for the Arts turns 50, and its longtime director steps down.
Academia’s Absence from Homelessness
“The lack of dedicated research funding in this area is a major, major problem.”
The Dark History Behind Chocolate
A Harvard course on the politics and culture of food
University People | May-June 2024
Harvard Portraitist Nina Skov Jensen Paints Celebrities and Princesses
Nina Skov Jensen ’25, portraitist for collectors and the princess of Denmark.
Poet Cynthia Zarin's Debut Novel "Inverno"
Poet Cynthia Zarin ’81’s first novel Inverno, a study in yearning and desire.
How Homelessness is a Public Health Crisis
Homelessness has surged in the United States, with devastating effects on the public health system.
Reparations as Public Health
A Harvard forum on the racial health gap
Unionizing Harvard Academic Workers
Pay, child care, workplace protections at issue
Facebook’s Failures
Author and tech journalist Jeff Horwitz speaks at Harvard.
The State of Black America
Harvard African American scholars take stock of a difficult moment.
Threats Foreign and Domestic
Joseph Nye discusses geopolitics and Harvard’s challenges.