Arts & Culture
Breaking Bread
Alexander Heffner ’12 plumbs the state of democracy.
by Jack R. Trapanick
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
Anna Jacobson Schwartz
Brief life of a pioneering economist: 1915-2012
by Jennifer Burns
You Are What (Your Microbes) Eat
Diet, cooking, and the human microbiome
by Veronique Greenwood
News in Brief
New Divinity and Engineering and Applied Sciences deans, Kennedy School and Art Museums departures, and more
#MeToo Meets Mt. Olympus
A new play at the A.R.T. provides a modern take on ancient mythologies
by Max J. Krupnick
Sackler—and Beyond
The “Objects of Addiction” exhibit explores Harvard’s opium ties.
by Max J. Krupnick
Martha Tedeschi to Step Down from Harvard Art Museums
Director, appointed in 2016, plans to retire in June 2024.
by John S. Rosenberg
Bringing Art to Life
Cecilia Zhou’s approach to makeup, protest, and science
by Max J. Krupnick
Black Students Speak
Jarvis Givens on two centuries of African American education
by Lydialyle Gibson
The Burst of the South Sea Bubble
A Harvard Business School exhibit documents the first global financial crisis.
by Ryan Doan-Nguyen