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Harvard Professor Michael Sandel Wins Philosophy’s Berggruen Prize

The creator of the popular ‘Justice’ course receives a $1 million award.

The Irresistible Allison Feaster

A basketball star's journey from the Harvard hardwood to the Celtics front office

Martin Nowak Placed on Leave a Second Time

Further links to Jeffrey Epstein surface in newly released files

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Yesterday’s News

How a book on fighting the “Devill World” survived Harvard’s historic fire.

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How Stories Help Us Cope with Climate Change

The growing genre of climate fiction offers a way to process reality—and our anxieties.

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Inside Harvard’s Most Egalitarian School

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