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Martin Nowak Placed on Leave a Second Time

Further links to Jeffrey Epstein surface in newly released files.

The True Cost of Grade Inflation at Harvard

How an abundance of A’s created “the most stressed-out world of all.”

Pete Buttigieg Calls For a Politics of ‘Belonging’

A Kennedy School panel discusses polarization and the uncertain future of American democracy.

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Harvard History

At Harvard’s Beck-Warren House, Ghosts Speak Many Languages

The quirky 1833 home now hosts Celtic scholars.

Graduates celebrate joyfully, wearing caps and gowns, with some waving and smiling.

Harvard Division of Continuing Education

Inside Harvard’s Most Egalitarian School

The Extension School is open to everyone. Expect to work—hard.

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Research

Bees and Flowers Are Falling Out of Sync

Scientists are revisiting an old way of thinking about extinction.