May 1, 2001

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Harvard Divinity School Sets New Priorities

After two years of turmoil, Dean Marla Frederick describes a more pluralistic future for the institution’s culture and curriculum.

Gram Parsons stands in front of a bus in Harvard Square

Sound as Ever

Gram Parsons and Harvard’s hand in country rock

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Yale Chief Will Lead Harvard Police Department

Anthony Campbell will take up his new post in January.

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Undergraduate Column

An International Student on Staying Silent in Trump’s America

What is the price of a Harvard education?

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Social Sciences

Why America’s Strategy For Reducing Racial Inequality Failed

Harvard professor Christina Cross debunks the myth of the two-parent Black family.

A woman (Julia Child) struggles to carry a tall stack of books while approaching a building.

Harvard History

Highlights from Harvard’s Past

The rise of Cambridge cyclists, a lettuce boycott, and Julia Child’s cookbooks