Lapham’s Quarterly, the magazine of history and ideas founded by the legendary editor Lewis Lapham, who died in July of 2024, announced today that it will relaunch this year under the stewardship of Bard College and its Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities. The print publication had been on hiatus since November 2023 as a result of “a combination of financial challenges.”
The Hannah Arendt Center will acquire all of the Quarterly’s assets, and plans, according to a press release, “to build upon Lewis H. Lapham’s legacy by integrating the journal into Bard’s broader mission of fostering critical inquiry and dialogue.” More details will be announced in the coming months.
“Lewis Lapham was a singular figure in American letters, and the Quarterly was a testament to his unyielding belief in the power of history to inform the present,” said Paul W. Morris, Publisher of Lapham’s Quarterly, in a statement. “With its reputation for academic excellence and dedication to critical thinking, Bard College and the Hannah Arendt Center are the ideal custodians of this legacy. This collaboration is not only a lifeline but also a transformative opportunity to reimagine the Quarterly’s future while staying true to Lewis Lapham’s original vision.”
Copies of the magazine will be available to incarcerated students as part of the Bard Prison Initiative, which “underscores the shared mission of both Bard College and the Quarterly to expand access to ideas and literature for all.”
