Letters


Three Cheers

Welcoming the magazine’s new publisher and two editorial colleagues

Searching Insights

Ideas from Harvard’s presidential search

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Readers comment on unequal university resources, educational effectiveness, final clubs, and first-generation students

Education as a Civil Right

President Drew Faust on the enduring struggle to assure access to education.

by Drew Gilpin Faust

Square Deals?

Thoughts on the coming reconstruction of Harvard Square—and the University’s front door

by John S. Rosenberg

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Readers comment on criminal injustices, alumni who died in Vietnam, political correctness, and more.

Measuring an Education

President Drew Faust describes Harvard’s efforts to evaluate how well—and what exactly—its students learn.

by Drew Gilpin Faust

Strategically Speaking

Articulating a vision and refining a strategy for Harvard

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Readers comment further on “Fair Harvard,” teaching the liberal arts, celebrity and politics, the middle class, and more.

An Engine of Ingenuity

President Drew Faust on the rise, and significance, of engineering and the applied sciences at Harvard

by Drew Gilpin Faust

It’s Academic

Making the faculty and research a high priority for the presidential search