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A Harvard Kennedy School event looks behind the scenes of the Netflix drama. 

The Year a Beat Poet Squatted at Harvard

In 1954, Gregory Corso moved into Eliot House. How he stayed there is a literary legend.

How Philosophy at Harvard Saved Itself

As humanities shrink across higher education, one department is flourishing. Is its success a fluke, or a roadmap?

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The University is expanding industry ties and investing its own funds to support research, but neither will replace lost federal dollars.

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As humanities shrink across higher education, one department is flourishing. Is its success a fluke, or a roadmap?

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