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The Hot Wing King wins the 2021 prize for drama.
An investigation finds the former anthropology professor “engaged in unwelcome sexual conduct and abused power,” among other violations of institutional policies and values
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Some patients experience lingering and debilitating symptoms after COVID-19.
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Some patients experience lingering and debilitating symptoms after COVID-19.
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A prosecutor and a defense attorney say, “Yes.”
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University leaders announce that full, in-person operations will resume, with continuing public-health protocols.
Meena Venkataramanan (at right) and her friend Britney picnic at Magazine Beach, along the Charles River in Cambridge.
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A senior’s last semester expands her sense of adventure and personhood.
President Bacow releases directive to the community.
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The cast of The Hot Wing King
Photograph by Monique Carbon.
The Hot Wing King wins the 2021 prize for drama.
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Harvard holds its first virtual alumni association annual meeting—with a powerful guest speaker.
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Formaggio Kitchen’s newest location
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The evocative Love Potion
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A blend of Russian Orthodox iconography and mythical motifs
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Boston's Piattini Wine Café
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A discussion on progress and retreat with Danielle Allen, Margaret Marshall, and Jane Mendillo
Meena Venkataramanan (at right) and her friend Britney picnic at Magazine Beach, along the Charles River in Cambridge.
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A senior’s last semester expands her sense of adventure and personhood.
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The cast of The Hot Wing King
Photograph by Monique Carbon.
The Hot Wing King wins the 2021 prize for drama.
Horace D. Ballard
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Horace D. Ballard will direct American art collections at the museums.
The world's first Victorian passive house, at 60 Stearns Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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HBS alumna Betsy Harper develops the first net-zero-energy, Victorian “passive house” in the world.
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University leaders announce that full, in-person operations will resume, with continuing public-health protocols.
A 1983 Houston Astros jersey worn by pitcher Joe Niekro
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The Worcester Art Museum spotlights baseball garb.
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Wisdom from the Great Depression—plus an accomplished economist, and rowdiness on the Charles
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The Morning Exercises—further adapted for the era of COVID and streaming—come with strong messages about racial justice.
University Hall, home to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences offices, where faculty meetings are held
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Honors teaching excellence, and the memory of Nathan Glazer, in last regular meeting of the academic year
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2.3.12
“The Art of the Dodge,” from the March-April 2012 issue, explores new research by Harvard Kennedy School assistant professor Todd Rogers and Harvard Business School associate professor Michael I. Norton on how speakers dodge difficult questions.
What techniques do you employ to dodge questions? How do you prevent others from getting away with it?
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Meena Venkataramanan (at right) and her friend Britney picnic at Magazine Beach, along the Charles River in Cambridge.
Photograph courtesy of Meena Venkataramanan.
The team with mentors (from left): Kale Catchings, Percy Green, Saul Glist, Robin McDowell, Catie Barr, Jamala Rogers, and the author.
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Community-engaged research lessons for students via Harvard’s Mindich Program
Meena Venkataramanan (at right) and her friend Britney picnic at Magazine Beach, along the Charles River in Cambridge.
Photograph courtesy of Meena Venkataramanan.
