Featured series 
Tag: History
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Nation & World
Where U.S. has lost ground since 9/11
FDNY chief, admiral who survived Pentagon attack, Time journalist say decline in national unity since then is perhaps most damaging problem
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Arts & Culture
Mystery statue unearthed at Sardis archaeological dig
2,500-year-old marble sculpture of young man hid face-down for centuries, broken and recycled as paving stones
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Arts & Culture
Home is at the heart of Parton’s music, author says
Martha Ackmann tells Radcliffe audience the origin story of a songwriting legend
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Health
How to fix U.S. healthcare? ‘Radical action,’ says John McDonough.
Chan School expert links soaring costs to broader policy shifts in ‘America’s Wrong Turn’
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Nation & World
What the framers were really thinking
Origin story of Declaration of Independence involves more than just embrace of Enlightenment ideas, scholars say
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Arts & Culture
America the beautiful
Celebrating nation’s natural wonders through art on 250th anniversary
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Nation & World
Why we need to break the grip of ‘oldigarchy’
Legal historian’s new book argues older Americans control power, wealth — and lack sense of urgency to fix nation’s most pressing problems
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Nation & World
How somewhat obscure English duke helped stoke American revolutionary ambitions
Danielle Allen’s new book unearths role of Charles Lennox in supporting ‘radical’ writers, thinkers including Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin
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Work & Economy
Are we headed toward recession? Unpredictable.
Economic historian rebuts various beliefs about cause, concerns around downturns, explains why expansions are more important anyway
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Campus & Community
Don’t mince words, Radcliffe told scholars. It worked.
Participants in intellectual diversity initiative navigated deep disagreements on path to consensus
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Nation & World
A century of the SAT
How test of college readiness has changed with trends in education policy
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Nation & World
How liberal Law School professors fueled rise of Federalist Society
New book traces broad campaign to combat what organizers viewed as takeover of nation’s legal system by forces of ‘radical’ liberalism
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Arts & Culture
Weirdest fashion trend ever
Dad’s uniform might look boring, but the history behind it is not
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Nation & World
Hot off the presses: The Declaration of Independence
A flawed first copy — dashed off in all-nighter — endures as template for democracy in action
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Nation & World
When ‘base’ of Republican Party shifted
In new memoir, Lamar Alexander says it used to be just elected officials, voters. Then came rise of more extreme activist groups, worsening polarization.
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Campus & Community
A historian for the ages
It was OK to disagree with Gordon Wood, but you couldn’t ignore him
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Nation & World
Constitution was made to be amended. So what’s stopping us?
Jill Lepore argues in her new Pulitzer-winning history that it desperately needs update, traces emergence of roadblocks
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Nation & World
How did Ben Franklin’s barber keep up with news on war for independence?
Houghton exhibit showcases newspapers, pamphlets, other media, offering on-the-ground view of what regular citizens knew, and when they knew it
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Work & Economy
20 societal problems, 20 solutions
Projects translating research into public good — spanning fields from medicine and climate to civics and arts — win $4 million from new Harvard fund
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Nation & World
SCOTUS might surprise you
Sarah Isgur argues growing distrust of justices says more about our tribalism than any change in way judiciary works
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Campus & Community
‘He took that explosion himself to save his men’
Alum who made ultimate sacrifice held up as model of 3 key leadership values — ‘integrity, humility, excellence’ — during ROTC swearing-in ceremony
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Campus & Community
This time, the bells toll for her
After four decades, the writer behind the Commencement Day tradition won’t hear them
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Nation & World
One of first to receive University honorary degree? George Washington.
Archivist says it’s an early example of ‘long tradition of honoring national leaders’
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Nation & World
Confronting campus antisemitism
Schools have made progress in calling it out but need to develop a more forceful response, scholars say
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Campus & Community
How much do you know about Harvard?
Sure, you might have earned a diploma, but can you earn an A on this quiz?
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Arts & Culture
Iranian history in tableaux
Photographer brings 11 key scenes from 20th century to life in Peabody exhibit
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Nation & World
‘Images of vitality and hope’ amid ravages of war
Photographer captured daily life as South Koreans transitioned to peace
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Nation & World
Who joined the Nazi Party
‘Ordinary men’ were at the heart of genocidal movement as it grew, research says
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Campus & Community
Harvard releases information on 1,613 enslaved individuals
Public database advances research on University’s ties to slavery, bolsters effort to help descendants recover family histories
