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The Harvard Professor Who Quantified Democracy

Erica Chenoweth’s data shows how—and when—authoritarians fall.

The Secrets of Haiti’s Living Dead

 A Harvard botanist investigates mystic potions, voodoo rites, and the making of zombies.

Two Years of Doxxing at Harvard

What happens when students are publicly named and shamed for their views?

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Why Harvard Needs International Students

An ed school professor on why global challenges demand global experiences

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This Connecticut Mine Was Once a Prison

The underground Old New-Gate Prison quickly became “a school for crime.”