Arts His hobby? Making award-winning docs A longtime AV tech staffer chronicles inner-city lives in his spare time
Health Soothing advice for mad America McLean’s Rosmarin offers perspective on the pandemic’s raging effects
Challenge of archiving the #MeToo movement Most Schlesinger Library collections involve papers, not hashtags and tweets DateAugust 11, 2020August 12, 2020
The gathering storm Experts see change on horizon amid pandemic, reckoning around race, and upcoming election DateAugust 6, 2020August 6, 2020
Jailing practices appear to fuel coronavirus spread, study says Authors say research at Chicago facility bolsters mass incarceration concerns DateAugust 3, 2020August 3, 2020
The conundrum for international students Vice provost on the challenges from U.S. restrictions, remote locations DateJuly 31, 2020
Another long-overdue reckoning for America Examining what Supreme Court ruling, NFL team name change mean for Native peoples DateJuly 29, 2020July 30, 2020
Insights into online learning Pioneering initiative edX offers guidance and support as colleges sort out fall plans DateJuly 29, 2020July 30, 2020
The biggest land conservation legislation in a generation Linda Bilmes analyzes the complicated history and likely impact of the Great American Outdoors Act DateJuly 27, 2020July 27, 2020
Agonizing over school-reopening plans? Think Marie Kondo Report lists creative options amid pandemic, urges focus on essentials DateJuly 24, 2020July 27, 2020
The conscience of a nation Remembering John Lewis, Civil Rights icon and teller of truths DateJuly 19, 2020July 20, 2020
A big election amid pandemic in a riven land Faculty consider the massive logistical, political challenges facing states in November DateJuly 17, 2020July 22, 2020
U.S. abruptly drops new visa rules for international students Guidelines faced wide opposition led by Harvard and MIT as schools nationwide craft plans for health and safety DateJuly 14, 2020July 15, 2020
Taking action to help others in tough times Alumni across the U.S. mobilize to solve problems in wake of COVID-19 DateJuly 14, 2020
Making American schools less segregated Study suggests vast majority of parents favor integration, but many make choices for their children that make things worse DateJuly 14, 2020
Nathan Pusey’s battle with Joseph McCarthy Excerpt from new book recalls how college leaders sometimes defied and other times equivocated when faced with bullying demagoguery DateJuly 13, 2020July 7, 2020
Taking China’s pulse Ash Center research team unveils findings from long-term public opinion survey DateJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020
Higher ed leaders back Harvard-MIT fight against ICE rules Guidelines would force international students to attend in-person classes amid pandemic or risk deportation, visa denial DateJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020
Police reform in the spotlight Harvard panel examines the history of policing in the U.S., and ways to move forward DateJuly 6, 2020July 6, 2020
Will coronavirus change college admissions? Harvard releases statement from 300 admissions deans about what they expect from applicants during pandemic DateJuly 6, 2020
China’s tightening leash on Hong Kong Harvard scholar discusses what broad new security law will mean DateJuly 2, 2020July 2, 2020
Lessons from James Baldwin on betrayal and hope Author Eddie Glaude and scholar Cornel West discuss new book against backdrop of racial upheaval DateJuly 2, 2020July 7, 2020
The path to zero Researchers and public health experts unite to bring clarity to key metrics guiding coronavirus response DateJuly 2, 2020July 2, 2020
Hunger on the rise amid pandemic Experts gather at Harvard to discuss food insecurity, long-term solutions DateJuly 1, 2020
Making the case for reproductive rights Julie Rikelman, ’93, J.D. ’97, on her Supreme Court win involving Louisiana case DateJuly 1, 2020July 2, 2020
‘What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?’ Community reading to explore the resonance of Frederick Douglass’ famous speech DateJune 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Fatal encounters with police ‘Their Names’ project gathers the stories of 28,000 people, from Jan. 1, 2000, to George Floyd DateJune 26, 2020June 29, 2020
Examining COVID’s impact on Asians and Pacific Islanders Sociology Department and UNESCO look at rise in various aspects of racism DateJune 23, 2020June 24, 2020
Rewriting history — to include all of it this time Panel on dispossession of African Americans says burying truth keeps Black Americans dispossessed DateJune 19, 2020June 22, 2020
Must we allow symbols of racism on public land? Legal scholar and historian puts the push to remove Confederate statues in context DateJune 19, 2020
Supreme Court decision shielding DACA draws relief, celebration Harvard president, recipients, and professors hope it will lead to more comprehensive immigration reform DateJune 18, 2020June 18, 2020
