Alexander Heffner and Governor Maura Healey

Breaking Bread

Alexander Heffner ’12 plumbs the state of democracy.

by Jack R. Trapanick

Financial Fitness

Harvard sustains a fiscal 2023 operating surplus—and endowment returns turn (modestly) positive.

by John S. Rosenberg

On Your Behalf

Honoring Harvard Magazine contributing writers and artists

Sidewalk chalk, image of a dove of peace crying about lost civilian lives

The Dogs of War

Harvard’s reactions to Hamas’s terrorism and Israel’s response

Natalie Vinard, Harvard Magazine’s new publisher

Three Cheers

Welcoming the magazine’s new publisher and two editorial colleagues

Hopi Hoekstra

Discourse and Discipline

Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences broaches two tough topics.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard President Claudine Gay

Harvard President Claudine Gay Testifies Before Congress

On antisemitism, “I have sought to confront hate while preserving free expression.”

by Max J. Krupnick

data chart and numbers atop an illustration of protesters

A Call for Precision

Harvard Kennedy School researchers on how to report pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protests accurately 

by Nina Pasquini

Viewers of the footage queued outside Harvard Art Museums awaiting security screening.

Bearing Witness to Terrorism

Harvard Chabad, IDF, and Bill Ackman screen October 7 Hamas footage

by Max J. Krupnick

Mockup of 180 Western Avenue

More Housing in Allston

Toward another apartment complex on Harvard-owned land

by Jonathan Shaw

General Counsel Diane Lopez

General Counsel Diane Lopez to Retire

Stepping down after 30 years of University service

by Nina Pasquini