As of June 1, 2021, Harvard University offers subscription access to the NYTimes.com to current faculty, staff, and students.
Harvard Law School faculty, staff & students with existing nytimes.com accounts via the Law School's group pass will need to reregister their accounts. You should receive an email with instructions directly from the NY Times.
Harvard affiliates can also get full-text access to the current New York Times through Factiva or Nexis Uni. Law School affiliates can also get access through Lexis Advance.
To browse the current day’s news in Factiva click on the "News Pages" tab at the top of the page. Choose "United States" in the drop-down menu, and links to articles from major news sources will appear on the right side of the page. Scroll down to the New York Times, then use the drop-down menus under the title to select the date and section you want to read.
To find older articles on a particular topic, you can search for and retrieve articles back to June 1, 1980 through Lexis Advance, Nexis Uni or Factiva. They are updated daily.
You can also access Times articles electronically from 1851- 2005 through Proquest Historical Newspapers.