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From The March-April 2002 Issue

Published in the March-April 2002 print issue in the Alumni section.

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Why Men Are Falling Behind in Education, Employment, and Health

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Garber to Serve as Harvard President Beyond 2027

A once-interim appointment will now continue indefinitely.

Open Book: A New Nuclear Age

Harvard historian Serhii Plokhy’s latest book looks at the rising danger of a new arms race.

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