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March-April 2002

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House Committee Subpoenas Harvard Over Tuition Costs

The University must turn over all requested materials related to tuition and financial aid by mid-July.

Four images: A poster announcing Arthur Kleinman's retirement; a photograph of him speaking at a podium in a packed auditorium; a bobblehead of Harry Lewis, wearing glasses and a long brown coat; and Harry Lewis at a classroom podium, smiling

Two Momentous Faculty Retirements

Arthur Kleinman and Harry Lewis depart the classroom.

A crowd of people shout and march during a nighttime demonstration, while a man and woman in the foreground hold two silver-colored pans above their heads and bang on them with sticks

The Professor Who Quantified Democracy

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

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