Alexander Heffner and Governor Maura Healey

Breaking Bread

Alexander Heffner ’12 plumbs the state of democracy.

by Jack R. Trapanick

Graphic depicting the earth among wind turbines and solar panels

Easing the Energy Transition

How the Bezos Earth Fund hopes to seed economic transformation

by Jonathan Shaw

Rendering of the Center for Creativity and Performance with a new residential building rising behind it.

Allston Home for A.R.T. Approved

A 70,000 square-foot theater and teaching center, plus housing for Harvard affiliates

by Jonathan Shaw

Academic Freedom—for All

Amid the Israel-Hamas war, some Harvard faculty members raise concerns about freedom of expression. 

by Nina Pasquini

Allston, Beyond the Groundbreaking

Harvard’s development CEO on the ERC and what comes next

by Jonathan Shaw

Male and female icons on a green background

The Male-Female Longevity Gap Widens

Men’s lower life expectancy fueled by COVID-19, overdoses

by Max J. Krupnick

Painful Questions from Indigenous Leaders

A conference on Harvard’s history of injustice against Native Americans 

by Lydialyle Gibson

AI

A Dashboard for Artificial Intelligence

Computer science professor Fernanda Viégas believes “dashboards” that disclose AI models’ biases can help laypeople control AI.  

by Nina Pasquini

Undergraduate Workers Unionize

College students join a nationwide movement to secure better wages and workplace conditions. 

by Nina Pasquini

Mick Mulvaney and IOP Director Setti Warren

Mick Mulvaney Changes His Mind

You should, too, says President Trump’s former chief of staff.

by Max J. Krupnick

FAS annual report

Arts and Sciences: Strong Finances, and an Aging Faculty

Highlights from the dean’s annual report  

by John S. Rosenberg