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  In October 2018, supporters of Students for Fair Admissions hold signs in front of the federal courthouse where the admissions trial took place.
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  Admissions Lawsuit, Round Two
  
  Appellate arguments are heard in a closely watched admissions case.
  
  9.16.20
  
  Loeb House, where the University’s governing boards convene
  Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JC
  
  Governing Boards Change Composition of Overseers
  
  Limits on election of petition candidates and other measures are adopted.
  
  9.15.20
  
  According to the data set assembled by Harvard Law School scholars, black and Latinx people are overrepresented in Massachusetts’ criminal caseload compared to their population in the state. White people make up 74.3 percent of the state’s population and are defendants in in 58.7 percent of cases. Black people make up 6.5 percent of the population and are defendants in 17.1 percent of cases. Latinx people make up 8.7 percent of the population, and are defendants in in 18.3 percent of cases. Click on image to view full graphic
  Source: Massachusetts Racial Disparity Report
  
  A Major Disparity in Massachusetts Criminal Justice
  
  Harvard Law School researchers identify the mechanisms that lead to longer sentences for nonwhite defendants.
  
  9.9.20
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  According to the data set assembled by Harvard Law School scholars, black and Latinx people are overrepresented in Massachusetts’ criminal caseload compared to their population in the state. White people make up 74.3 percent of the state’s population and are defendants in in 58.7 percent of cases. Black people make up 6.5 percent of the population and are defendants in 17.1 percent of cases. Latinx people make up 8.7 percent of the population, and are defendants in in 18.3 percent of cases. Click on image to view full graphic
  Source: Massachusetts Racial Disparity Report
  
  A Major Disparity in Massachusetts Criminal Justice
  
  Harvard Law School researchers identify the mechanisms that lead to longer sentences for nonwhite defendants.
  
  9.9.20
  
  Sonia Hernández-Díaz
  Photograph courtesy Sonia Hernández-Díaz
  
  Gravid and COVID
  
  The challenges of researching the pandemic’s effects on pregnant women
  
  8.19.20
  
  A 10-centimeter-wide glass model of Phymactis pustulata, found in intertidal zones in the Western South Atlantic. The Blaschka model is listed in the 1878 mail-order catalog of Ward’s Natural Science Establishment.
  Photograph by Peter Fried/Sketchfab.com/ARC-3D
  
  “Hands On” with Fragile Glass Sea Creatures
  
  Complementary imaging techniques combine to create 3-D models that virtual visitors can examine from any angle.
  
  8.12.20
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  The author's dog, Yuki, out for a walk.
  Photograph courtesy of Matteo Wong
  
  In Search of Spontaneity
  
  A new College semester begins, at home.
  
  9.8.20
  
  At Home with Harvard: Back to School
  
  Our coverage of the freshman experience at Harvard
  
  9.4.20
  
  Dean of Harvard College Rakesh Khurana
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  “Find Your Way to Heal This World”
  
  A virtual Convocation for the College class of 2024
  
  9.1.20
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  At Home with Harvard: Remarkable Alumni
  
  Some Harvard matriculants really took the road less traveled.
  
  9.18.20
  
  Bill Keenan with actor Trevor Gretzky on the set of Odd Man Rush.
  
  Off the Ice, Onto the Screen
  
  Bill Keenan ’09 brings his first book onto the screen.
  
  8.28.20
  
  Newly elected Overseers. Top, from left: Raphael William Bostic, and Margaret (Midge) Purce; bottom, from left: Tracy K. Smith, Thea Sebastian, and Jayson Toweh
  
  Insurgent Election
  
  Harvard Forward divestment advocates win three Board of Overseers seats—and other results from alumni voting.
  
  8.21.20
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  Classic Cape Cod sand, water, and sky
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  Cape Cod Wonders, By Bike
  
  Swim, walk, and picnic along cycling routes
  
  September-October 2020
  
  The Book Festival attracts book lovers from across Greater Boston
  Photograph by Gaia DeSimoni/Courtesy of the Boston Book Festival
  
  Staff Pick: Boston Book Festival
  
  A literary festival for children and adults
  
  September-October 2020
  
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  (1 of 4) Essex Bay reflects New England’s history and reliance on the natural world.
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  “A Step Up from the Usual Beautiful”
  
  Exploring the coastal wonders of Essex, Massachusetts
  
  September-October 2020
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  The author's dog, Yuki, out for a walk.
  Photograph courtesy of Matteo Wong
  
  In Search of Spontaneity
  
  A new College semester begins, at home.
  
  9.8.20
  
  At Home with Harvard: Back to School
  
  Our coverage of the freshman experience at Harvard
  
  9.4.20
  
  Allston Options
  
  Time to rethink the campus-development agenda?
  
  September-October 2020
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  At Home with Harvard: Library Treasures
  
  Our coverage of Harvard’s libraries, more relevant than ever in an online world
  
  8.7.20
  
  Adriana Colón
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  An Embodied Voice
  
  Adriana Colón forges aural connections.
  
  September-October 2020
  
  Ian K. Smith
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  “A Kind of Justice in the World”
  
  Ian K. Smith’s turn toward detective fiction
  
  September-October 2020
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  Barry Wood
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  Harvard Football Great Performances: Barry Wood ’32
  
  OCTOBER 19, 1929: BARRY WOOD BEATS ARMY, 20-20
  
  9.18.20
  
  Bill Keenan with actor Trevor Gretzky on the set of Odd Man Rush.
  
  Off the Ice, Onto the Screen
  
  Bill Keenan ’09 brings his first book onto the screen.
  
  8.28.20
  
  At Home with Harvard: Women in Sports
  
  Celebrating women athletes raising the bar in their sports
  
  8.25.20
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  A 10-centimeter-wide glass model of Phymactis pustulata, found in intertidal zones in the Western South Atlantic. The Blaschka model is listed in the 1878 mail-order catalog of Ward’s Natural Science Establishment.
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  “Hands On” with Fragile Glass Sea Creatures
  
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  8.12.20
  
  Illustration by Mark Steele
  
  A Science Is Born
  
  The “yeasty” times” when computer research grew at Harvard
  
  September-October 2020
  
  Dramatis Personae
  
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  September-October 2020
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New England Regional

Spas around New England

March-April 2014

Dining room at The White Barn Inn

Guest room at the Woodstock Inn & Resort

All the establishments below offer visitors the chance to “get away from it all” and linger, lounge, and otherwise soak up the spa experience during an overnight (or multiple-night) stay.

Canyon Ranch
Lenox, Massachusetts
www.canyonranch.com/lenox
413-637-4100

Chatham Bars Inn
Chatham, Massachusetts
www.chathambarsinn.com
800-527-4884

Cranwell
Lenox, Massachusetts
www.cranwell.com
413-637-1364

Equinox Resort & Spa
Manchester Village, Vermont
www.equinoxresort.com
800-362-4747

Kripalu
Stockbridge, Massachusetts
www.kripalu.org
866-200-5203

Mayflower Inn & Spa
Washington, Connecticut
www.mayflowerinn.com
860-868-9466

Omni Mount Washington Resort
Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
www.omnihotels.com/mtwashington
603-278-1000

Saybrook Point Inn & Spa
Old Saybrook, Connecticut
www.saybrook.com
860-395-2000

The Spa at Norwich Inn
Norwich, Connecticut
www.thespaatnorwichinn.com
860-886-2401

Topnotch Resort
Stowe, Vermont
www.topnotchresort.com
802-253-8585

Twin Farms
Barnard, Vermont
www.twinfarms.com
802-234-9999

Wentworth by the Sea
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
www.wentworth.com
888-252-6888

The White Barn Inn
Kennebunk, Maine
www.whitebarninn.com
207-967-2321

The Woodstock Inn & Resort
Woodstock, Vermont
www.woodstockinn.com
802-457-1100

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