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
Dangers lurk in wake of U.S. pullout in Afghanistan Shrinking U.S. Mideast presence, growing Chinese influence a bad mix, scholars say World| DateOctober 26, 2021October 29, 2021
Powell’s legacy, in admirers’ words and his own Kennedy School faculty members recall general and statesman as ‘best of America’; in 2015 Harvard interview, child of immigrants reflected on public life, including missteps World| DateOctober 18, 2021October 19, 2021
Rush to stop ‘Havana syndrome’ But cause, suspects unclear as scores of U.S. spies, diplomats, security staff hit by mysterious neurological injuries overseas World| DateOctober 8, 2021October 12, 2021
Harvard names vice provost for climate and sustainability James H. Stock to build on existing efforts, develop new initiatives to maximize global impact of University research News| DateSeptember 7, 2021September 10, 2021
Analysts in economics, public policy give Biden infrastructure plan high marks They say $2.3 trillion ‘generational’ investment will pay wide-ranging dividends World| DateMay 6, 2021
The GOP house divided Battle joined over the party’s traditional values and those of Trump World| DateApril 21, 2021April 23, 2021
Clinton reflects on foreign policy triumphs and challenges Former president discusses Russia, China, North Korea in inaugural Bosworth Lecture World| DateApril 8, 2021April 8, 2021
Head of global atomic energy agency details 11th-hour talks with Tehran Accord on inspections cleared roadblock to revival of Iran nuclear deal talks World| DateMarch 4, 2021March 4, 2021
‘History has its eyes on us’ Harvard alumna Amanda Gorman delivered a soaring inaugural poem World| DateJanuary 20, 2021January 21, 2021
Reaffirming inauguration rituals after Capitol assault How the symbolic aspects of a cornerstone of American democracy evolved World| DateJanuary 19, 2021January 20, 2021
Reining in growing powers of the presidency Two White House vets say experience with President Trump highlights need for long-overdue curbs World| DateNovember 20, 2020November 22, 2020
Recalling another strange, historic election She was to be first woman president; he the first Black VP. Only no one told him World| DateNovember 2, 2020November 3, 2020
‘I developed a sense of the enormous, great luck in managing to survive, giving me a strong feeling that I had an obligation to pay it forward’ As he prepares to retire, Laurence Tribe retraces his path from teen immigrant math whiz to leading constitutional law scholar and admired professor Campus| DateJune 24, 2020September 8, 2020
Defending The Times in a perilous age Lead newsroom attorney details changes since 9/11, dangers facing reporters, and rise in hostility against media led by White House World| DateApril 28, 2020April 28, 2020
Obama: In trying times, truth first At virtual seminar with municipal leaders, stresses that clear communication is vital during pandemic World| DateApril 10, 2020April 16, 2020
What makes for a moral foreign policy? Joseph Nye’s new book rates the efforts of presidents from FDR to Trump World| DateJanuary 21, 2020
Flight from reason Thomas Patterson looks at the threat to Democracy in ‘How America Lost Its Mind’ World| DateJanuary 17, 2020June 3, 2022
A ‘Prisoner’ story Reporters Jason and Yeganeh Rezaian recount ordeal in Iranian prison World| DateFebruary 8, 2019February 12, 2019
John Kerry, still in the game In Harvard visit, he addresses nation’s problems, prospects World| DateNovember 28, 2018November 28, 2018
Reflections of an envoy Caroline Kennedy recalls her years representing U.S. in Japan World| DateNovember 28, 2018November 29, 2018
Learning while leading at Harvard Law Review Michael Thomas Jr. makes a strong argument for rewards of his role as publication’s 132nd president Campus| DateNovember 26, 2018November 28, 2018
The worries over U.S. intelligence Clapper, leader in field, frets over past damage, present shortcomings, future threats World| DateJune 22, 2018June 21, 2018
An electoral French revolution Young Kennedy School grads explain how what they learned here helped them win key races there World| DateSeptember 27, 2017August 13, 2021
The Obama years, in photos Former White House photographer reflects on his time with the first family World| DateSeptember 22, 2017September 22, 2017
The writer behind the speeches Sarah Hurwitz, former White House wordsmith, says the best remarks echo the person delivering them World| DateMarch 9, 2017December 10, 2018
Inside the hacked U.S. election An analyst on Russian security issues explains how the U.S. probe likely played out, and where it may yet lead World| DateDecember 14, 2016December 15, 2016
Impact of the nation’s first black president HKS panel considers race and justice in Obama era World| DateOctober 14, 2016March 7, 2019
No hearing for Garland, but plenty of noise High stakes on both sides in nomination standoff, analysts say World| DateApril 4, 2016March 7, 2019
Obama in Havana As president’s tenure wanes, visit allows him to cement policies World| DateMarch 19, 2016March 7, 2019
That first draft of history As he heads to Harvard, veteran CBS correspondent Bob Schieffer reflects on half a century covering the news World| DateSeptember 11, 2015
