Nation New IOP poll finds younger voters unenthusiastic on Biden-Trump rematch Fewer feeling bullish on casting ballots, a potentially worrisome sign for Democrats, who benefited from 2020 surge
Nation ‘Antisemitism and other forms of hate have no place at Harvard’ Gay, other university presidents detail fight against threats, harassment, bigotry in testimony before House committee
Health How serious is FDA warning about revolutionary blood-cancer treatment? Dana-Farber researcher details promise, peril of CAR T-cell therapy, which enlists body’s immune system to fight disease
Health Don’t need high cholesterol to benefit from statins Studies find drug protects against heart disease in high-risk groups
Solving a mystery of 19th-century literary history Scholar’s new biography nails down identity of earliest known Black American woman novelist, first theorized by Gates DateDecember 6, 2023December 6, 2023
Creation of ‘genre-defying, sort-of-uncategorizable’ books Writer Geoff Dyer talks with Maya Jasanoff about history, memory, and life on the USS George H.W. Bush with 5,000 new friends DateNovember 21, 2023
A case for the ‘beautiful, troubling’ complexity of art Philosopher Quinn White sees a big flaw in common response to creative work DateNovember 17, 2023November 18, 2023
Exploring dimensions of Asian American pop culture New Harvard course looks at representation in film, TV, music, food DateNovember 17, 2023December 1, 2023
An honor named for her best friend and mentor Ruby Bridges receives Robert Coles Call of Service award for work educating others about tolerance DateNovember 15, 2023
How to translate a Nobel-winning author (and 700-page sentence) Damion Searls — English ‘gateway’ for Jon Fosse and other writers — discusses Harvard roots, elevating new voices, and his multilingual ‘Matrix’ moment DateNovember 13, 2023November 14, 2023
‘Still caught in a system that makes us smaller than we could be’ Tracy K. Smith explores America’s past, present challenges, hopes in new book DateNovember 9, 2023November 8, 2023
How opium, imperialism boosted Chinese art trade Harvard Art Museums exhibition chronicles history, explores lessons for U.S. drug crisis DateNovember 6, 2023November 7, 2023
Champion, creator of American theater Robert Brustein, founder of rep companies at Harvard and Yale, recalled as teacher, critic, mentor, innovator DateNovember 2, 2023November 8, 2023
‘We had to create something new — and we did’ Ahead of Harvard visit, two legends of hip-hop recall New York beginnings DateNovember 2, 2023November 8, 2023
Like a Kardashian of the Roosevelt era Student-written, -directed musical explores, celebrates life of Teddy’s daughter Alice Lee, cousin Eleanor DateOctober 26, 2023November 8, 2023
At 60, Carpenter Center takes a rare look back Four shows inspired by building’s iconic architecture return for anniversary DateOctober 20, 2023November 8, 2023
You’re writing it wrong Todd Rogers on connecting with people who don’t have time to read DateOctober 16, 2023November 8, 2023
Call it ‘old money aesthetic’ or ‘coastal grandma’ — it all comes back to preppy Think your outfit is timeless? Think again, says fashion podcaster, who traces quintessential American style from campuses to catwalks. DateOctober 13, 2023November 8, 2023
In stutter, artist finds voice Jerome Ellis embraces onetime ‘curse’ in works inspired by nature and Blackness DateOctober 4, 2023November 8, 2023
When ‘The Boss’ is your therapist New book by psychologist, sociologist surveys depth, complexity of Bruce Springsteen’s connection to his female fans DateSeptember 29, 2023November 8, 2023
‘Living one’s life during and after the violation of one’s humanity’ Ruth Simmons’ memoir traces everyday natural beauty, mortal peril of growing up Black in 1940s rural Texas DateSeptember 22, 2023November 8, 2023
In fall, a reader’s mind turns to campus books Faculty, fellows offer up bushel of their favorites DateSeptember 20, 2023November 8, 2023
How music powers protest The struggle for racial justice has always had a soundtrack. New faculty Charrise Barron explores its evolution from gospel to hip-hop. DateSeptember 20, 2023
Weaving refugee’s life into histories of U.S., Vietnam Pulitzer-winning novelist, academic Viet Thanh Nguyen to discuss colonization, otherness in Norton Lectures DateSeptember 12, 2023November 8, 2023
Big impact of Little Amal A.R.T., ArtsThursdays event centers on 12-foot puppet of Syrian refugee child, kicks off monthlong arts programming on migration, immigration DateSeptember 6, 2023November 8, 2023
Lost in fictional maps Fantasy worlds from Middle Earth to Westeros come to life in Harvard Library exhibit DateAugust 30, 2023November 8, 2023
How to judge a painting Do: Ask questions and keep an open mind. Don’t: Say your child could’ve made that. DateAugust 29, 2023
Murder, misguided creativity, and other tales in salt prints 19th-century photo technique — and stories of people in front of, behind camera — get new exposure as Harvard digitizes vast collection DateAugust 25, 2023November 8, 2023
Visions of power in ‘Barbie,’ Beyoncé, Taylor Swift Women entertainers are smashing records this summer. Their female fans love to see it. DateAugust 23, 2023November 8, 2023
Hot season for travel, rejuvenation, transformation — even if you don’t go anywhere 14 suggestions for books to take you places you’ve never been, full of new people, unaccustomed sights, smells, tastes DateAugust 16, 2023November 8, 2023
If it wasn’t created by a human artist, is it still art? Writer, animator, architect, musician, and mixed-media artist detail potential value, limit of works produced by AI DateAugust 15, 2023November 8, 2023
So what exactly makes Taylor Swift so great? Experts weigh in on her fanbase loyalty, skills as songwriter, businesswoman as her albums, tours break financial, popularity records DateAugust 2, 2023August 2, 2023
How do humanities prepare students for the real world? Here are four examples. College interns find outlets for creativity in fields ranging from journalism to theater DateJuly 26, 2023November 8, 2023
Everyone calls it a classic. But who’s everyone, and why am I so bored? Scholarly wisdom for readers beating their heads against a great work of literature: Stop doing that DateJuly 25, 2023November 8, 2023
