Featured series 
Tag: Faculty
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Arts & Culture
Tracy K. Smith thinks poetry could help bring us together, if we let it
Two-time U.S. poet laureate recalls her national project to encourage ‘notion that your life must be as important to you as mine is to me’
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Campus & Community
An animal obsession, singing gadget, and secret accessory
Psychology professor defies the cold with cuddly, hearty, cozy things
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Campus & Community
Building momentum on open inquiry
Schools implement recommendations to foster more, better conversations on tough topics around campus
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Science & Tech
Solving mystery at tip of South America
Study finds previously unknown ancient lineage of indigenous people, which gave rise to surprisingly diverse mix of cultures
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Campus & Community
Local fun, a beach retreat, and a treat for your brain
Sleep scientist shares tips on recreation and rest
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Science & Tech
No one knows the answer, and that’s the point
‘Genuinely Hard Problems’ pilots novel approach to scientific education
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Campus & Community
Setti Warren honored as lifelong public servant, remembered as bridge builder
Institute of Politics director, first elected Black mayor in Massachusetts ‘had superpower of knowing how to lift people up’
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Campus & Community
Ralph Mitchell, 90
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 4, 2025, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Ralph Mitchell was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty.
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Campus & Community
Leading FAS in period of major challenges, opportunity for change
Hopi Hoekstra details what she’s learned in first two years as dean, her moves to strengthen funding, academics, admissions, and expand aid
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Campus & Community
Harvard appoints four University Professors
Dulac, Feldman, Goldin, and Vafa honored with highest faculty distinction
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Nation & World
Pursuit of justice borne of personal experience with injustice
Rosalie Abella, the first Jewish woman on Canada’s Supreme Court, was shaped by her parents’ resilience after Holocaust
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Arts & Culture
‘We don’t need zombies to do ourselves in as a species’
How a fake medical paper sparked novel once optioned by director of ‘Night of the Living Dead’
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Arts & Culture
Is there a right way to write?
In podcast, professionals share tips on technique, process — and tapping ‘deepest part of yourself, even if you’re writing something that is set on a spaceship’
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Science & Tech
You see Saturn’s rings. She sees hidden number theory.
Math professor finds psychedelic beauty in complex sequences
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Campus & Community
Harvard reports operating deficit amid federal funding cuts
University continues to advance teaching and research in face of significant financial challenges
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Arts & Culture
When your English teacher writes a book on Taylor Swift
Professor Stephanie Burt examines star’s influence, work ethic, why her music matters
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Science & Tech
Lauren Williams awarded MacArthur ‘genius grant’
Math professor honored for theoretical breakthroughs with sometimes surprising applications across phenomena such as tsunamis, traffic
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Campus & Community
She pioneered study of hip-hop as high art
Harvard renames first-of-its-kind archive after founder Marcyliena Morgan, who died recently at age 75
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Campus & Community
A hopeful dystopia, simple recipe, and ‘circuitous reunion’
Professor of Afro-Latin American history recommends sights, tastes, and sounds of Argentina
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Arts & Culture
Live fast, die young, inspire Shakespeare
Stephen Greenblatt finds a tragic strain in the life and work of Christopher Marlowe
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Health
Corporatization of healthcare gets too much of a bad rap, analyst says
Healthcare analyst says outside investment can boost innovation, growth, care, but profit needs to be aligned with patient outcomes
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Health
Reeling in a big scientific discovery
William Kaelin pursued Nobel-winning findings using a fisherman’s instinct
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Campus & Community
Harvard’s healthcare plans: What’s changing, what’s staying the same
University Benefits Committee members explain the need to make adjustments in 2026
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Health
What science says about Mom’s happiness advice
Data, wisdom meet in social psychologist’s lecture
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Campus & Community
A homecoming for Adams House alums
Tours, talks, tributes to history and community mark celebration of six-year project to refresh space
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Campus & Community
Retro tech, a Tibetan gem, and a galactic empire
Linguistics professor’s tips link past, present, and future
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Work & Economy
Lawrence Katz named Citation Laureate
Economist’s findings have garnered nearly 26,000 citations across 72 publications
