World Neighborhoods as engines for social, economic mobility Ed School, Harlem Children’s Zone work with nonprofits on business plans to help level playing field, foster student success
Science Think of them as utility players New study shows how tiny immune cells are prompted to change their state to help neurons with brain function
Science To sleep, perchance they dream? New study documents REM-like state in spiders, raises questions about function of nighttime activity
Feeling ‘Clueless’? Here’s why Jane Austen never seems to get old ‘Pride and Prejudice’ audiences, readers still smile at its razor-sharp observations on money, class, social types DateAugust 3, 2022August 4, 2022
Facing the challenges of chronic ills Meghan O’Rourke says those with maladies like long COVID, Lyme disease need to be ‘heard,’ taken seriously DateAugust 2, 2022August 2, 2022
Dreams of land deferred Tracy K. Smith’s new opera explores nation’s long history of systematic barriers to Black ownership DateAugust 1, 2022August 1, 2022
Maybe this book will change your life Harvard scholars share from experience stories and ideas of uncommon wisdom DateJuly 27, 2022July 27, 2022
Knowledge isn’t everything Scholar’s essays embrace everyday uncertainty DateJuly 27, 2022August 10, 2022
Some dads are super, some are stupid. Meet Mr. Neither. Keith Gessen on the anxiety, confusion, evolution behind memoir ‘Raising Raffi’ DateJuly 13, 2022July 15, 2022
Who is your favorite literary hero, villain? Some of Harvard’s best-known readers, writers weigh in DateJune 28, 2022July 7, 2022
Funny lady Emma Eun-joo Choi ’23 dishes on her NPR comedy podcast — and that guy with pay phone in his yard DateJune 27, 2022July 6, 2022
Elif Batuman returns to Harvard Author and alum borrowed from her own life, then and now, to pen ‘Either/Or’ DateJune 22, 2022June 22, 2022
Make it new (by making it old) Harvard Art Museums conservator Allison Jackson explains how she gilded, aged frame on 19th century painting on display DateJune 16, 2022June 21, 2022
Finding fresh perspectives in ‘1776’ History gives actors in cross-gendered, racially diverse revival a chance to mine complexities of race, slavery, humanity DateJune 2, 2022June 2, 2022
Bringing 17th-century Enlightenment tradition to Memorial Hall Undergraduate Salon aims to revive ‘age of conversation,’ particularly about bridges between sciences, humanities DateMay 11, 2022May 10, 2022
How she went from being academic to creating Netflix show about one Annie Julia Wyman says her suggestibility led to ‘The Chair’ DateApril 19, 2022
In the key of Lakota: Rapper Frank Waln performs at ArtLab Award-winning hip-hop artist uses music as an outlet for healing and education DateApril 7, 2022April 8, 2022
‘Into the Woods,’ together Campus theater groups of color collaborate on diverse Sondheim show DateApril 7, 2022April 7, 2022
Turning spotlight on Broadway’s representation problem Class closely examines who is cast for what role, how cultural identity is portrayed DateApril 7, 2022April 13, 2022
Art with a conscience Prints from the Brandywine Workshop and Archives, at the Harvard Art Museums, address social issues DateApril 7, 2022April 8, 2022
Becoming Julia Child Culinary expert at Schlesinger Library, which holds celebrity chef’s archival collection, examines her enduring legacy DateApril 6, 2022April 7, 2022
A funny thing happened in comedy Radcliffe event focusing on gender looks at changes taking place as once-marginalized performers shake things up DateApril 5, 2022
A gallery of their own 260 submissions go on exhibit for the second Harvard Staff art show DateApril 1, 2022April 4, 2022
Why do some bands rocket when others sputter out? Don’t discount influence of serendipity in success of Beatles, other artists, Cass Sunstein says DateMarch 29, 2022March 29, 2022
Looking at how ‘Hair’ works Theater, Dance & Media course — part theory and part hands-on — examines medium, message of musical theater DateMarch 29, 2022
Lady Gaga recognized by Harvard Foundation Receives Artist of the Year award at 36th Annual Cultural Rhythms DateMarch 29, 2022
Turning right at musical theater Julia Riew was on pre-med track before figuring out she needed to change course DateMarch 28, 2022March 28, 2022
Damon Galgut wanted to challenge his readers, especially the white ones Booker Prize winner connects narrative choices to ‘very uncomfortable power dynamic’ DateMarch 24, 2022March 24, 2022
Reclaiming Indigenous languages, cultures Latinx studies scholar says colonial legacies left them devalued, at risk of being forever lost DateMarch 21, 2022March 22, 2022
Revisiting classic you can’t refuse Harvard Film Archive scholar breaks down ‘The Godfather,’ which is turning 50, to explain its lasting appeal DateMarch 18, 2022
Dreams and classics come alive in ‘Nighttown’ ‘Ulysses’ and ‘Odyssey’ are reimagined DateMarch 15, 2022March 15, 2022
Mira Nair comes full circle with donation of archive Credits University with starting her in filmmaking as she adds to Schlesinger Library’s widening holdings from underrepresented voices DateMarch 4, 2022March 4, 2022
We are Ocean New multimedia A.R.T. production aims to make clear intimate systemic ties between humanity, nature DateMarch 1, 2022
