Essays About Harvard

Harvard Calling

Deborah Borda We applaud the good sense of Harvard University in engaging Deborah Borda, and of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in granting her a “sabbatical”—she says she’s pausing to reflect on her first 15 years with the LA Phil, so… Read More

The H word

Humanities. A summer of glossy manifestos and thoroughgoing press response kicked off when Harvard published its treatise on the future of arts and humanities there. In mid June the American Academy of Arts and Sciences released its report on the status of humanities and social sciences in the nation: The… Read More