World Annette Gordon-Reed on Texas history and growing up there in the ’60s and ’70s Her new book, ‘On Juneteenth,’ explores the complexities of the past and how we think of them
World Only a little change for migrants at the U.S. border Humanitarian experts say Biden administration ended most disputed measures but kept much in place
Health How unjust police killings damage the mental health of Black Americans Research tracks the ways racial discrimination wreaks a physical, psychological toll
Health Brainstorming a cure Researchers are retraining tumor-promoting immune cells to fight most aggressive type of brain cancer
Young, athletically gifted, and Black — at Harvard Alums talk about hybrid identity on campus, ‘super negro,’ and U.S. reckoning with race DateFebruary 8, 2021February 8, 2021
What to look for at Trump’s impeachment trial Law Professor Jeannie Suk Gersen discusses potential arguments, precedents DateFebruary 8, 2021February 9, 2021
Is this a tipping point for Putin? Growing protests over prosecution of dissident Alexei Navalny shake Kremlin DateFebruary 5, 2021February 8, 2021
Amid pandemic tragedy, an opportunity for change? Mittal Institute/Lancet commission to study universal care in India DateFebruary 5, 2021February 6, 2021
Being in the Super Bowl — and with your football heroes Harvard grad suits up alongside Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski DateFebruary 4, 2021February 5, 2021
10 years later: Was the Arab Spring a failure? Scholars and analysts suggest that there has been quiet change DateFebruary 3, 2021February 4, 2021
An unflinching look at racism as America’s caste system Isabel Wilkerson’s new book examines the nation’s history of inequity DateFebruary 2, 2021February 3, 2021
Stepping up to the front line Students take care of local communities in engaged scholarship course DateJanuary 21, 2021
And now, the way forward With Biden’s inauguration as starting line, analysts probe the challenges ahead, issue by issue, in this ‘rare and difficult hour’ DateJanuary 20, 2021January 21, 2021
‘History has its eyes on us’ Harvard alumna Amanda Gorman delivered a soaring inaugural poem DateJanuary 20, 2021January 21, 2021
Recognizing pain but seizing hope Harvard community reflects on the lessons of a solemn inaugural for troubled times DateJanuary 20, 2021January 25, 2021
Reaffirming inauguration rituals after Capitol assault How the symbolic aspects of a cornerstone of American democracy evolved DateJanuary 19, 2021January 20, 2021
The oddities of Inauguration Day The two-month post-election wait used to be four, and a constitutional scholar thinks it should be shorter still DateJanuary 19, 2021January 20, 2021
Connection as an answer to turmoil Dalai Lama: ‘We can no longer say “my nation” … We should say “my planet” ‘ DateJanuary 18, 2021January 19, 2021
Securing public spaces in the wake of Capitol violence Scholars reflect on how to maintain access to nation’s symbols of democracy DateJanuary 15, 2021January 15, 2021
Broad Institute director tapped for White House role Lander will serve as Biden’s science adviser DateJanuary 15, 2021
A poetic beginning First U.S. youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman to deliver reading at Biden inauguration DateJanuary 15, 2021January 20, 2021
Project for Asian and International Relations goes virtual By bowing to pandemic, student conference trebles participation DateJanuary 14, 2021
Where are we now after a second impeachment? Historians and political scientists say still unclear, but more turmoil in near term seems certain DateJanuary 13, 2021January 13, 2021
Lessons from teaching in COVID times Deans detail best practices that emerged over time DateJanuary 13, 2021
How to talk to your kids about the Capitol riots Psychologist suggests starting with asking them what they think, feel DateJanuary 13, 2021January 13, 2021
K-12 education appears on downward slide as pandemic continues Experts blame mistrust, politicization, and fear for school response, widening inequity DateJanuary 13, 2021January 14, 2021
Democrats have both Congress and the White House — but not a free hand Political analysts say they will be hampered by tight legislative majorities DateJanuary 8, 2021January 8, 2021
Concern over storming of the Capitol Bacow, Harvard faculty, students call for affirmation of American principles DateJanuary 6, 2021January 7, 2021
Harvard partners in national alliance to diversify STEM postdocs and faculty Program helps young scholars grow their professional networks DateJanuary 6, 2021January 11, 2021
Toppling the myth of meritocracy Not merely self-deluding, Michael Sandel argues in excerpt from new book, it also fuels our divisiveness DateJanuary 5, 2021January 6, 2021
TGIO (thank God it’s over) Saying goodbye to 2020 and its assault by a thousand pin pricks DateJanuary 4, 2021January 4, 2021
Revelations of cyberattacks on U.S. likely just ‘tip of the iceberg’ Espionage aimed at government, big business was ‘sustained, targeted, far-reaching,’ analysts say DateDecember 16, 2020December 16, 2020
Bacow letter urges Biden to reverse Trump immigration curbs Harvard president backs DACA, TPS, and ending Muslim-nation travel ban DateDecember 15, 2020December 15, 2020
