World How far can Biden go? Obama-era White House counsel looks beyond vaccination mandate to possible follow-up orders, litigation
World Haiti assassination revives concerns over ‘private armies’ Kennedy School intelligence expert Paul Kolbe outlines the murky landscape of security firms
Health Give her some space Psychologist’s perspective on Simone Biles at the Olympics includes message for parents, coaches
Health Preventing childhood obesity in the first 1,000 days of life Study finds it requires changes in parents’ and clinicians’ early-life care
Tuning up for a return to performing in person Biggest pandemic lesson? Vijay Iyer says artists need to work together DateJuly 21, 2021July 23, 2021
Imagining an alternative America from a Native perspective A.R.T.’s ‘Moving Through History’ project aims to break down barriers DateJune 29, 2021June 29, 2021
Does climate doubt have a sound? At least one composer thinks so Challenge creates unusual team of science historian and music professor DateJune 22, 2021
Looking to ignite questions rather than supply answers English professor embraces the essay as a form for exploring art, literature, politics DateJune 22, 2021
With digital archive, a time and a new way to understand colonial history ‘Worlds of Change’ puts new focus on the everyday and unrepresented DateJune 14, 2021June 21, 2021
A lens for detail Photographer focuses on groups to make individual characteristics stand out DateJune 8, 2021June 8, 2021
Wonderland reimagined Virtually Oberon features Queer Bodies in Motion’s first artistic endeavor, ‘Alice in Rainbowland’ DateJune 4, 2021June 8, 2021
A.R.T. maintains global collaborations, with technology and remote coordination Directors, specialists, and crews Zoom in to help actors and stage productions DateMay 13, 2021May 13, 2021
Let there be light ‘Lucidity’ installation offers breath, healing, catharsis DateMay 5, 2021May 6, 2021
Chronicling an American age of art, thought, and global engagement Poet Jorie Graham talks with Louis Menand about his new book — and why he doesn’t revise DateMay 4, 2021May 5, 2021
Field and streaming Harvard student archaeologists make virtual drop-ins to el-hi classrooms DateApril 26, 2021April 26, 2021
And the Pudding Pot goes to … Viola Davis celebrated winning Hasty Pudding’s Woman of the Year award during the virtual ceremony DateApril 23, 2021
A 400-year community chronicle of African America Historian details issues in editing collection of historical and personal essays, stories, and poems DateApril 21, 2021April 21, 2021
Unearthing ‘The Man Who Lived Underground’ Panel discusses release of a controversial work by Richard Wright, over 60 years after his death DateApril 19, 2021April 19, 2021
Arts First and all over Festival organizers say online format expands this year’s offerings and audience DateApril 19, 2021April 26, 2021
How to get away with a Pudding Pot Hasty Pudding Theatricals announces Viola Davis as 2021 Woman of the Year DateApril 16, 2021April 21, 2021
A poem for Venus Divinity School student gives voice to an enslaved young woman on campus in the 18th century DateApril 15, 2021April 15, 2021
Recovering the life stories of the Zealy daguerreotype subjects Scholars dig into the legal, business records of owners of the enslaved for clues DateApril 12, 2021April 13, 2021
A.R.T.’s Diane Borger to step down After 12 years as executive producer, she will return to London DateApril 12, 2021April 12, 2021
Is an artist obliged to stand up for injustice and inequity? Virtually Oberon play focuses on three hip-hop artists of different races, genders after the police killing of a Black teen DateApril 8, 2021April 12, 2021
Animal encounters on the battlefield Former soldier Will Mackin describes his short story process, and the role of animals in his next collection DateApril 7, 2021
Black identities ‘In the City’ Photography exhibit examines justice, grief, and resilience DateApril 7, 2021April 7, 2021
With a wave of the wand Two student magicians make the art of prestidigitation reappear on campus DateApril 6, 2021April 6, 2021
Foundation names Taraji P. Henson Artist of the Year Actor, producer, and entrepreneur stresses the value of finding joy even amid adversity DateApril 2, 2021
A feast for the eyes, sort of Experts examine the history of food in art DateApril 2, 2021April 2, 2021
Agassiz’s other photographs tell a global tale of scientific racism Brazilian images of people of various races, though less well-known than the Zealy collection of the enslaved, bear powerful witness DateMarch 30, 2021April 8, 2021
Round 2: ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Course looks at the history of monsters in Japanese culture as Hollywood cues up a reboot DateMarch 29, 2021March 30, 2021
Who is this museum for? Experts discuss how displays and artifacts reflect choices about whose story is told, and how and why DateMarch 25, 2021
