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Harvard Faculty Discuss Tenure Denials

New data show a shift in when, in the process, rejections occur

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Five Questions with Michèle Duguay

Harvard scholar of music theory on how streaming services have changed the experience of music.

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Harvard Funds Student “Bridges” Projects

Eight new initiatives to build community on campus will get underway early next year.

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Harvard Symposium Tackles 400 Years of Homelessness in America

Professors explore the history of homelessness in the U.S., from colonial poor laws to today’s housing crisis

Social Sciences

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Harvard Football: Villanova 52, Harvard 7

The Crimson’s inaugural playoff appearance is nasty, brutish, and short.

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FAS Cuts Science Ph.D. Admissions By Half

Backing off plans for more drastic reductions, the division still faces a long-term deficit.

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Harvard Divinity School Sets New Priorities

After two years of turmoil, Dean Marla Frederick describes a more pluralistic future for the institution’s culture and curriculum.

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Shopping for New England-Made Gifts This Holiday Season

Ways to support regional artists, designers, and manufacturers

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Undergraduate Column

An International Student on Staying Silent in Trump’s America

What is the price of a Harvard education?

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Harvard Magazine sorts through news and commentary in other media and shares diverse views with you. Learn more.

Why Does A.I. Write Like … That?

The New York Times | 12.3.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: AI Anxiety and Jane Rosenzweig and Harvard’s New Playbook for Teaching with AI

After NIH grant cuts, breast cancer research at Harvard slowed, and lab workers left

NPR | 12.9.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Judge Orders NIH to Restore Grants

I was a red state governor. What I saw at Harvard surprised me.

The Washington Post | 12.8.2025

We’re in an Era of Political Violence

The Wall Street Journal | 7.26.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The Cost of Political Violence

Epstein donated at least $150,000 to theatrical group at Harvard in years before his death, tax filings show

The Boston Globe | 12.4.2025

Trump administration to roll back fuel economy rules set under Biden

BBC News | 12.3.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Who Should Drive an Electric Vehicle? and Chinese Trade Dragons

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From our archives

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How Birds Lost Flight

Scott Edwards discovers evolution’s master switches.

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The Senior Housing Shortfall

As the ranks of the elderly swell, there are too few housing options for seniors who want to “age in place.”

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Harvard History

Winthrop Bell: Harvard Philosopher, MI6 Spy, and Early Forecaster of the Holocaust

Brief life of a philosopher and spy: 1884-1965

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Social Media Use and Adult Depression

A survey reveals suprising links between social media use and depression in adults.

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Flying Squirrel

Wingsuit skydiver Alejandro Montagna on minimizing risk—at 150 mph

New England Guide

A Verdant Cultural Retreat

Boston’s Forest Hills Cemetery is a welcome respite from the world.

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Attuned to Pianos

An instrument restorer’s beautiful obsession

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Inner Senses

Nicholas Bellono probes the biological basis of animal adaptations and behaviors.