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An Academic and a Dealmaker Takes on the Challenge of Running Columbia

The New York Times | 1.27.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Peacemakers

Geopolitics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Foreign Affairs | 1.27.2026

What Science Tells Us About Arguing With Your Father-in-Law

The New York Times | 1.25.2026

How Venezuela Becomes a Quagmire

Foreign Affairs | 1.16.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard Scholars Discuss Venezuela After Maduro and A Geopolitical Windfall?

Trump pushes AI data centers, but the GOP is cool to one in Alabama

The Boston Globe | 1.27.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: How AI Energy Demand Costs Consumers and Green AI: Hype or Hope?

Record Debt in the World’s Richest Nations Threatens Global Growth

The New York Times | 1.27.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Dollar Dramas

As Schools Embrace A.I. Tools, Skeptics Raise Concerns

The New York Times | 1.2.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard’s New Playbook for Teaching with AI

House Rejects Measure to Bar Military Force in Venezuela

The New York Times | 1.22.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard Scholars Discuss Venezuela After Maduro

Trump Rescinds Canada’s Invitation to Join His ‘Board of Peace’

The New York Times | 1.23.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Mark Carney on the Limits of Soft Power

Harvard found a way to the women’s Beanpot trophy, but all four teams take lessons into the season’s homestretch

The Boston Globe | 1.21.2026