Harvard faculty recommend the writers and subjects that promote context and understanding.

Harvard senior thinks literature can help us understand life’s big questions.

Harvard science labs begin to reopen.

In a Q&A, Vice Provost Bharat Anand recaps the spring’s pivot to digital, and the planning underway for fall.

Taking the helm at Eliot, Winthrop, Kirkland, Quincy, and Cabot.

Departments shut labs, put down papers for a day to read, think, and discuss racial inequities and start devising concrete solutions in the fields.

Mahlet Shiferaw loved astronomy and physics, but had to overcome feeling like an outsider in fields that draw few women and fewer African Americans.

Classes were online, but home-cooked meals were right on the table.

Shared moments from students around the world: homemade pickles, germinating arugula, video games, and quiet.

Results of first-ever study of Harvard Athletics to be used for strategic planning as program approaches centennial.